Contributors ................................................... ix
Preface ........................................................ xi
Acknowledgments .............................................. xiii
Introduction .................................................... 1
Rudy Rucker
I Perspectives on Infinity from History
1 Infinity as a Transformative Concept in Science and
Theology .................................................... 19
Wolfgang Achtner
II Perspectives on Infinity from Mathematics
2 The Mathematical Infinity ................................... 55
Enrico Bombieri
3 Warning Signs of a Possible Collapse of Contemporary
Mathematics ................................................. 76
Edward Nelson
III Technical Perspectives on Infinity from Advanced
Mathematics
4 The Realm of the Infinite ................................... 89
W. Hugh Woodin
5 A Potential Subtlety Concerning the Distinction between
Determinism and Nondeterminism ............................. 119
W. Hugh Woodin
6 Concept Calculus: Much Better Than ......................... 130
Harvey M. Friedman
IV Perspectives on Infinity from Physics and Cosmology
7 Some Considerations on Infinity in Physics ................. 167
Carlo Rovelli
8 Cosmological Intimations of Infinity ....................... 176
Anthony Aguirre
9 Infinity and the Nostalgia of the Stars .................... 193
Marco Bersanelli
10 Infinities in Cosmology .................................... 218
Michael Heller
V Perspectives on Infinity from Philosophy and Theology
11 God and Infinity: Directions for Future Research ........... 233
Graham Oppy
12 Notes on the Concept of the Infinite in the History of
Western Metaphysics ........................................ 255
David Bentley Hart
13 God and Infinity: Theological Insights from Cantor's
Mathematics ................................................ 275
Robert John Russell
14 A (Partially) Skeptical Response to Hart and Russell ....... 290
Denys A. Turner
Index ......................................................... 299
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