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Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:55:10 +0000

[…] was initiated by the European assimilation of mathematical zero. The encounter with nothingness is its root. In this sense, among others, it is nihilistic at its […]

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admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:27:05 +0000

Thanks ∞

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admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:26:00 +0000

Setting limits isn’t easy, especially against stuff adept at ‘creeping in.’

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admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:24:10 +0000

Yes (without ‘… but’).

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admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:23:13 +0000

Yes … but, do Zero, Philosophy, and Civilization slot together neatly under any circumstances?

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admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:12:00 +0000

Strong state ethno-nationalists, to start with, but when this line is followed doggedly enough it has the capacity to alienate and outrage just about everybody … after all, this Thing devoured Europe over a long breakfast, then spat out the socio-political gristle to die in the gutter, and it hasn’t even finished assembling itself yet. That’s surely got to put plenty of people in a bad mood.

By: Nick B. Steves

Nick B. Steves — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:39:26 +0000

And which (whose?) “certain quarters” are those?

By: Nick B. Steves

Nick B. Steves — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:36:13 +0000

... or for that matter any member of the set of complex numbers (other than 0+i0) divided by 0... although I suppose in that case you'd get ±∞ ±i∞ which doesn't seem quite as useful... not least because it is ~~difficult~~ impossible to convert to polar form....

By: Nick B. Steves

Nick B. Steves — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:25:13 +0000

It’s just 1/0… but 2/0 would work equally well. Or, for that matter, any member of the set of real numbers (other than 0) over 0… For 0/0, us L’Hopital’s rule…

By: Nick B. Steves

Nick B. Steves — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:23:19 +0000

You mean this: ∞ ?