Musings

„From time immemorial, the infinite has stirred men's emotions more than any other question. Hardly any other idea has stimulated the mind so fruitfully. Yet, no other concept needs clarification more than it does.”
(David Hilbert)¹

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Two-element numbers and the qualitative nature of infinity
3. Two-element numbers and the concepts of counting and measurement
4. Conclusions

Appendix – Elementary properties of two-element numbers

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¹ David Hilbert, „On the infinite”,
https://math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/Readers/HowManyAngels/Philosophy/Philosophy.html 

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