Title
Speedy Achilles
Description
Transcript of a lecture given by tutor emeritus Howard Fisher on April 9, 2025 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Galileo’s mathematical treatment of 'speed' perennially draws questions about both the validity and the presuppositions of his argument. But perhaps we can make more sense of Galilean speed when we find in it traces of Homeric speed: the speed of 'speedy Achilles.' We may also find some Homeric grounding for an algebraic form of discourse exemplified by the Taylor Series—a form that moves uneasily between favoring being and favoring fact."
Creator
Publisher
Coverage
Santa Fe, NM
Date
2025-04-09
Rights
Meem Library has been given permission to make this item available online.
Type
text
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
SF_FisherH_Speedy_Achilles_2025-04-09
Original Format
paper
Page numeration
16 pages