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- ACHILLES AND THE TORTOISE. The Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise is one of a number of theoretical discussions of movement put forward by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea in the 5th century BC.
- THE BOOTSTRAP PARADOX. The Bootstrap Paradox is a paradox of time travel that questions how something that is taken from the future and placed in the past could ever come into being in the first place.
- THE BOY OR GIRL PARADOX. Imagine that a family has two children, one of whom we know to be a boy. What then is the probability that the other child is a boy?
- THE CARD PARADOX. Imagine you’re holding a postcard in your hand, on one side of which is written, “The statement on the other side of this card is true.”
- The more you hate a trait in someone else, the more likely you are avoiding it in yourself. Carl Jung believed that characteristics in others that bother us are reflections of the parts of ourselves that we deny.
- People who can’t trust, can’t be trusted. People who are chronically insecure in their relationships are more likely to sabotage them. Call it the Good Will Hunting syndrome, but one way people protect themselves from getting hurt is by hurting others first.
- The more you try to impress people, the less impressed they’ll be. Nobody likes a try-hard.
- The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed. Insert inspirational famous person quote here. You’ve probably heard many of them. Edison tried over 10,000 prototypes before getting the lightbulb right.
Ship of Theseus. The Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a paradox and a common thought experiment about whether an object is the same object after having all of its original components replaced over time, typically one after the other. In Greek mythology, Theseus, the mythical king of the city of Athens, rescued the children ...
Now, the resolution to Zeno’s paradox is easy. Obviously, it will take me some fixed time to cross half the distance to the other side of the room, say 2 seconds. How long will it take to cross half the remaining distance? Half as long—only 1 second.
Aug 21, 2023 · Contents. What is a paradox? How to identify a paradox. Examples of paradoxes. Why the use of paradox matters. Exploring famous paradoxes. Paradox in literature. Paradox in philosophy. Paradox in mathematics. How to solve a paradox.
Nov 1, 2021 · What Is an Easy Definition of a Paradox? If you’re already feeling like you’ve just stumbled into a philosophy class, have no fear. The easiest way to understand paradox is through examples, which we’ll cover in great detail in subsequent sections.
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Abstract. According to a standard view, paradoxes are arguments with plausible premises that entail an implausible conclusion. This is false. In many paradoxes the premises are not plausible precisely because they entail an implausible conclusion.
