If everything when it occupies an equal space is at rest, and if that which is in locomotion is always occupying such a space at any moment, the flying arrow is therefore motionless.
- as recounted by Aristotle, Physics
In the arrow paradox (also known as the Fletcher's Paradox), Zeno states that for motion to occur, an object must change the position which it occupies. He gives an example of an arrow in flight. He states that in any one (duration-less) instant of time, the arrow is neither moving to where it is, nor to where it is not. It cannot move to where it is not, because no time elapses for it to move there; it cannot move to where it is, because it is already there. In other words, at every instant of time there is no motion occurring. If everything is motionless at every instant, and time is entirely composed of instants, then motion is impossible.
Whereas the first two paradoxes divide space, this paradox starts by dividing time-and not into segments, but into points.
ESTÁS LEYENDO
Paradox Compilation
Science FictionThis book is made of paradoxes that I have found on the internet. Each chapter is about a different paradox. If you want to suggest a paradox, leave a comment. Enjoy!
