Giovanni Sommaruga: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Giovanni Sommaruga (Professor Université de Fribourg/Universität Freiburg) |
| Address | Dept. für Philosophie Av. de l'Europe 20 Univ. de Fribourg 1700 Fribourg SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 026 300 83 27 |
| giovanni.sommaruga@retired.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0144-07L | The Infinite in Philosophy and in the Exact Sciences: Logic, Mathematics, Physics  Number of participants limited to 40. Particularly suitable for students of D-MATH, D-PHYS | 3 credits | 2S | G. Sommaruga | |
| Abstract | On the one hand, the topic of the infinite will be dealt with historically by discussing philosophical texts, by e.g., Kant, Bolzano and Cantor. On the other hand, the topic will be treated from a (non-historical) scientific point of view: the point of view of logic, mathematics, and physics. | ||||
| Learning objective | To get acquainted with different types of the infinite; to study what is intriguing or problematic about the infinite; to inquire whether these different types of the infinite have (important) features in common. | ||||