Southern Journal of Philosophy 38 (2):207-220 (2000)
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Is it logically possible to perform a "superfeat"? That is, is it logically possible to complete, in a finite time, an infinite sequence of distinct acts? In opposition to the received view, I argue that all physical superfeats have kinematic features that make them logically impossible.
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| Keywords | supertasks superfeats Zeno's paradoxes |
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| ISBN(s) | 0038-4283 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2041-6962.2000.tb00897.x |
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