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Math Epitaph: Zeno of Elea

November 29, 2017Original blog post

Zeno: 'Mortality is a paradox. To die, I'd first lose half my vitality, then half of what's left… so death is impossi—'

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Zeno: 'Mortality is a paradox. To die, I'd first lose half my vitality, then half of what's left… so death is impossi—'

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Logic & Proof › Paradoxes › Zeno's Paradoxes
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