What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that following the finite there is a transfinite (which one could also call the supra-finite), that is an unbounded ascending lader of definite modes, which by… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
I am so in favor of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, as is commonly said, I hold that… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
The potential infinite means nothing other than an undetermined, variable quantity, always remaining finite, which has to assume values that either become smaller than… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
My theory stands as firm as a rock; every arrow directed against it will return quickly to its archer. How do I know this?… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
I entertain no doubts as to the truths of the tranfinites, which I recognized with God's help and which, in their diversity, I have… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that following the finite there is a transfinite (which one… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged and the less it is understood the more tenaciously it is… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
The old and oft-repeated proposition "Totum est majus sua parte" [the whole is larger than the part] may be applied without proof only in… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it. — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
![“The old and oft-repeated proposition "Totum est majus sua parte" [the whole is larger than the part] may be applied without proof only in the case of entities that are based upon whole and part; then and only then is it an undeniable consequence of the concepts "totum" and "pars". Unfortunately…” quote by Georg Cantor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c9/georg-cantor-20252_axioms_the-old-and-oft-repeated-proposition-tot_1288544.jpg)
