Geralt of Rivia
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It is perfectly correct to say there is an infinite of things. That is, there arealways more things than one can specify. But it is easy to demonstrate that there is no infinite number, infinite line, or any other infinite quantity, if these are taken as genuine wholes… . Strictly speaking, the true infinite exists only in the absolute, which precedes all composition and is not formed by the addition of parts… . The thought of finite and infinite is only appropriate wherever there is a magnitude or multiplicity. The genuine infinite is not a ‘modification’: it is the absolute. Indeed, it is precisely by modifying it that one limits oneself and forms the finite.
– New Essays on Human Understanding, Chapter 17
I cannot grasp the meaning of the sentences in red. Can anyone help me with these philosophical sentences?
– New Essays on Human Understanding, Chapter 17
I cannot grasp the meaning of the sentences in red. Can anyone help me with these philosophical sentences?