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Fuzzy escapes from the liar paradox

Posted on 23 January, 2011 by Simon

Martin C Cooke finds respite from paradox in a fuzzy notion of truth.

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Truth and the liar paradox

Posted on 21 January, 2011 by Simon

José Martínez Fernández and Jordi Valor Abad review Hartry Field’s new book, Saving Truth From Paradox. You can find out about the history and nature of the liar paradox here.

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Sorensen on Liars, self-reference & infinity

Posted on 15 January, 2011 by Simon

Roy Sorensen briefly explores the history of the liar paradox and examines whether it is a paradox of self-reference or of infinity. Stephen Yablo’s note that self-reference is neither necessary nor sufficient for generating liar-like paradoxes is here, in .pdf … Continue reading →

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Paradox: Achilles and the Tortoise

Posted on 7 April, 2010 by Simon

How can Achilles catch the tortoise?

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A little thought experiment

Posted on 2 April, 2010 by Simon

I’ve tried this one out on a few different people – most are (at least initially) convinced there is a significant moral difference between the two following situations, though no-one has given a convincing account of what that difference is. … Continue reading →

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A paradox about the Big Bang?

Posted on 2 April, 2010 by Simon

This excellent page explains how light from very distant objects in space take time to reach us. In the picture above, you can see objects which are about eighteen thousand million light years away; as the webpage explains, “since that … Continue reading →

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