Arthur Koestler, Janus: A Summing Up (p. 239):
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Some philosophers dislike the concept of infinite regress because it reminds them of the little man inside the little man inside the little man. But we cannot get away from the infinite. What would mathematics, what would physics be without the infinitesimal calculus? Self-consciousness has been compared to a mirror in which the individual contemplates his own activities. It would perhaps be more appropriate to compare it to a Hall of Mirrors where one mirror reflects one’s reflection in another mirror, and so on. Infinity stares us in the face, whether we look at the stars or search for our own identities.
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