infinite regress

Noun

Meaning

infinite regress (plural infinite regresses)

(logic) A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pi on the truth of the proposition Pi+1.

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Examples

Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences. Robert Anton Wilson

Face-to-face mirrors Two or more mirrors aligned exactly parallel and facing each other can give an infinite regress of reflections, called an infinity mirror effect. Source: Internet

This allows a self-referential formula to be constructed in a way that avoids any infinite regress of definitions. Source: Internet

This theory has the advantage of avoiding the infinite regress without claiming special, possibly arbitrary status for some particular class of beliefs. Source: Internet

;Vicious circularity, or infinite regress: "This statement is false"; if the statement is true, then the statement is false, thereby making the statement true. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

infinite power infinite reaches infinite recursion infinite riches infinite runner infinite scroll