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    Challenges→Craig's usage of 'actual infinite' and 'potential infinite' differs from the traditional Aristotelian usage.

    Aristotle himself treated the past as a determinate, completed sequence of events that no longer admits addition, which aligns structurally with Craig's criterion for actual infinites.

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    Actual infinites(as a technical concept in metaphysics and philosophy of mathematics)
    A philosophical concept about whether infinity can be a completed, finished whole that actually exists (as opposed to just being a process that never ends). Craig uses this term in debates about whether an infinite universe is logically possible.
    Aristotle
    Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived over 2,000 years ago and is one of the most influential thinkers in Western history. He studied nearly every subject—from animals and plants to politics and ethics—and developed practical ways of thinking that shaped how people understand the world. His ideas on logic, nature, and how to live a good life are still taught and debated today because he focused on observing the real world rather than just abstract theories.
    Craig's criterion(a specific philosophical standard being referenced)
    A philosophical test created by William Lane Craig to determine whether something is truly infinite; it's used in debates about whether infinity can actually exist in the real world.
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    Built into the basic framework or rules themselves, rather than added on as an afterthought.
    determinate(Contrasted with determinables; taken to be independently posited in the causal/ontological economy)
    A maximally specific instance of a determinable property (e.g., scarlet as a determinate of red)

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