Epimenides paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Epimenides paradox is a problem in logic. It is named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos (alive circa 600 BC), There is no single statement of the problem; a typical variation is...
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Liar paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In philosophy and logic, the liar paradox , known to the ancients as the pseudomenon , encompasses paradoxical statements such as "This sentence is false." or "The next sentence is false. The prev...
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However, if Epimenides was the only Cretan, then "All Cretans are liars" is a paradox, since it boils down to "I am a liar". ... A Cretan saying, "All Cretans are liars," is not a paradox. "All Cretans are liars," does not mean "Every statement uttered by a Cretan is a lie." It implies that Cretans have a greater proclivity...
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Solution to the Epimenides (Liar's) Paradox ... On the face of it, this appears to be a paradox. Epimenides, being a Cretan, must either be a liar or a truth-teller. Thus his statement must be either true or false. But if it's true, then he (being a Cretan) must be a liar, so the statement can't be true.
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Significance of the paradox ... The significance of Russell's paradox can be seen once it is realized that, using classical logic, all sentences follow from a contradiction. For example, assuming both P and ~P, any arbitrary proposition, Q, can be proved as follows: from P we obtain P ∨ Q by the rule of Addition;
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Maintained by Geoff Wilkins ... Eubulides, the Megarian sixth century B.C. Greek philosopher, and successor to Euclid, invented the paradox of the liar. In this paradox, Epimenides, the Cretan, says, "All Cretans are liars." If he is telling the truth he is lying;
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Let me first start off with Epimenides Paradox. Epimenides was a Cretan who said: "All Cretans are liars". In the books which deal with logic this statement is called Epimenides' Paradox. And quite surprisingly, you find in the book of Titus 1 Paul writes:
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Serge Renaud: from French paradox to Cretan miracle. By - Bruno Simini ... Now in his 70s, Serge Renaud has been challenging dogma and winning scientific bets for more than 50 years. As a student in Montreal, Canada, in the 1950s, Renaud showed in a fortnight that an ... This article is made available free of charge,
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This statement, because it was uttered by a Cretan, is true if and only if it is false. The Cretan Paradox, is the earliest known (attempt at formulating a) mathematical paradox.
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The Cretan Paradox ... "The Cretan Paradox:" says Scully. "All Cretans are liars, said the Cretan."; "My favorite is the Paradox of Buridan's Ass," Mulder says. He pushes the napkin across the Formica at her, grinning. She turns it and presses it flat with her fingers.
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