Talk:Ultrafinitism
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It appears, after a quick search on Google, that this concept is much more commonly referred to as "ultrafinitism", but that the two terms are synonymous. I could be wrong, not being terribly familiar with either of the terms, but it seems that the article should probably be renamed in favor of the more popular term. -Chinju
Since I've filled this out with information from Troelstra, who says "ultra-finitism", I've made the switch. -- Toby Bartels 23:15, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)
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[edit] extremism
I'd be cautious using a word like "extreme" to describe a philosophy. It may be a minority opinion, but saying that it is an extreme form of finitism may be misleading, as it may suggest to the reader that it is held in some kind of disrepute by mainstream philosophers. Also, it is not extreme in the sense of being an extension of finitist principles. Rather than being extreme finitism, it is merely more constrained than finitism. Twelvethirteen 01:17, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Skewes' Number
I think that the claim "it may not even be physically possible to do so" needs clarification. I suggest comparing it to a number such as the believed number of particles in the universe, which I think is significantly less? Someone who knows more should clarify. --Philip Ross 05:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References
Hi, does anyone know further references about the subject, expecially from a mathematical point of view? I could not find the word ultrafinitism on MathSciNet, nor searching the American Mathematical Society site! I remember Penelope Maddy somewhere referring to ultrafinitism, but with no reference. Thanks.Popopp 16:04, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Completed infinity
The link to Completed infinity is bogus. It redirects to Infinity and there is no clear explanation of the term there. Yecril 07:52, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- I removed it.--Patrick 11:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
