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liar paradox
liar paradox n (Logic) logic the paradox that this statement is false is true only if it is false and false only if it is true: attributed to Epimenides the Cretan in the form all Cretans are liars liar paradox
liar paradox (philosophy)A sentence which asserts its own falsity,e.g. "This sentence is false" or "I am lying". Theseparadoxical assertions are meaningless in the sense that thereis nothing in the world which could serve to either support orrefute them. Philosophers, of course, have a great deal moreto say on the subject.
["The Liar: an Essay on Truth and Circularity", Jon Barwiseand John Etchemendy, Oxford University Press (1987). ISBN0-19-505944-1 (PBK), Library of Congress BC199.P2B37]. |