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In this chapter, I aim to convince you that infinity is puzzling. I start with some simple mathematical puzzles before moving on to more exotic paradoxes. I will not attempt to solve any of the paradoxes in this chapter; solutions will be considered later.
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Huemer, M. (2016). Seventeen Paradoxes of the Infinite. In: Approaching Infinity. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137560872_3
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