Video - Achilles vs. The Tortoise: Unraveling Zeno's Infinite Puzzle

Zeno's paradoxes are some of the most intriguing and confounding puzzles in the history of philosophy. Imagine Achilles racing a tortoise. Achilles gives the tortoise a head start, yet according to Zeno, Achilles can never overtake the tortoise. Every time Achilles reaches the point where the tortoise was, the tortoise has moved a bit further. This paradox challenges our understanding of motion and infinity. Philosophers have debated this for centuries. Aristotle tried to resolve it by distinguishing between actual and potential infinities. Modern physics and mathematics, with the advent of calculus, have provided tools to navigate these paradoxes, yet the fundamental questions about the nature of space, time, and infinity persist. Zeno’s paradox forces us to confront the limitations of our perceptions and the mysteries of the infinite, leaving us with more questions about the fabric of reality itself.