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Stop! (The Infinite Regress)
An exhibition about the end of infinite regress
“All the way down” is a metaphor that illustrates the problem of infinite regress in metaphysics. There are many variations, but the basic idea is that, when asked about the origin or existence of the Earth, someone answers that the world rests on a giant turtle. When asked what the turtle is standing on, they reply: “It's turtles – all the way down.” With this seemingly absurd image, the popular philosophical world model Turtles all the way down describes the endless regress to ever new foundations. A world on the back of an elephant, which in turn stands on a turtle—and underneath? Another turtle. And another.
The works in the exhibition take up this idea of infinite regress—not only as a cosmological curiosity, but as a symbol for today's questions: What really supports our wor…
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Stop! (The Infinite Regress)
An exhibition about the end of infinite regress
“All the way down” is a metaphor that illustrates the problem of infinite regress in metaphysics. There are many variations, but the basic idea is that, when asked about the origin or existence of the Earth, someone answers that the world rests on a giant turtle. When asked what the turtle is standing on, they reply: “It's turtles – all the way down.” With this seemingly absurd image, the popular philosophical world model Turtles all the way down describes the endless regress to ever new foundations. A world on the back of an elephant, which in turn stands on a turtle—and underneath? Another turtle. And another.
The works in the exhibition take up this idea of infinite regress—not only as a cosmological curiosity, but as a symbol for today's questions: What really supports our wor…
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