Reading: Zeno’s 4 Paradoxes About Motion and Time

What was Zeno of Elea's main goal in creating his paradoxes?

• To support Parmenides' belief that change is an illusion

• To prove that motion is always possible

• To show that tortoises are faster than humans

• To create mathematical tools for solving problems

What does the Dichotomy Paradox suggest about motion?

• Motion is always faster than time

• Time flows backward during motion

• Objects move faster when divided into parts

• Motion is impossible because of infinite division

In the Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox, why can Achilles never overtake the tortoise?

• Because Achilles must complete an infinite number of tasks

• Because the tortoise stops moving

• Because Achilles runs slower than the tortoise

• Because the tortoise moves infinitely fast

What does the Arrow Paradox imply about motion?

• An arrow moves faster when time is discrete

• An arrow is still at every instant but appears to move

• An arrow is always moving at every instant

• An arrow cannot move in a straight line

What does the Stadium Paradox challenge?

• The idea of relative motion

• The speed of objects in space

• The concept of infinite time

• The ability of objects to stop moving