"The Infinite is properly that which has no limits, for 'finite' is obviously synonymous with 'limited'; one cannot then correctly apply this term to anything other than that which has absolutely no limits, that is to say the universal All, which includes in itself all possibilities and consequently cannot be limited by anything in any way; the Infinite, thus understood, is metaphysically and logically necessary, for not only does it not imply any contradiction, not enclosing within itself anything negative, but it is on the contrary its negation that would be contradictory. Furthermore, there can obviously be only one Infinite, for two supposedly distinct infinites would limit and therefore inevitably exclude one another"

(René Guénon, The Metaphysical Principles of the Infinitesimal Calculus)

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