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Below is a list of the most common thought paradoxes: | Below is a list of the most common thought paradoxes: | ||
[[File:Liar Paradox2.png|alt=Liar Paradox|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Liar Paradox]] | [[File:Liar Paradox2.png|alt=Liar Paradox|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Liar Paradox]] | ||
* '''Achilles and the Tortoise ([[Zeno's paradox|Zeno's Paradox]])''' - finite value can always be divided an infinite number of times, no matter how small its divisions might become. | * '''Achilles and the Tortoise ([[Zeno's paradox|Zeno's Paradox]])''' - finite value can always be divided an infinite number of times, no matter how small its divisions might become. Related to the [[Binary versus analogue|binary / analogue duality]]. | ||
* [[Allais' Paradox|'''Allais' Paradox''']] - mathematical paradox of choice. | * [[Allais' Paradox|'''Allais' Paradox''']] - mathematical paradox of choice. | ||
* '''Liar paradox''' - logical semantic paradox (see '''Figure 1'''). | * '''Liar paradox''' - logical semantic paradox (see '''Figure 1'''). | ||
* '''[[Card Paradox]]''' - a [[framing]] paradox. | * '''[[Card Paradox]]''' - a [[framing]] paradox. | ||
* '''Bootstrap Paradox''' - a fantastical paradox considering how objects are conceived if time travel were possible. | * '''Bootstrap Paradox''' - a fantastical paradox considering how objects are conceived if time travel were possible. | ||
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A paradox is a claim or issue that either seems to yield two completely different (yet plausible) results or offers evidence for something that defies our preconceived notions. For centuries, paradoxes have been a crucial component of philosophical thought. They are constantly ready to challenge our understanding of seemingly straightforward situations, flipping what we may believe to be true, and presenting us with situations that are both demonstrably plausible and demonstrably impossible. Thought paradoxes are different to logical fallacies as paradoxes are logical, however they seem to question the systems by which we communicate whether this is semantics in our language or mathematical principles such as infinity.
Below is a list of the most common thought paradoxes:
- Achilles and the Tortoise (Zeno's Paradox) - finite value can always be divided an infinite number of times, no matter how small its divisions might become. Related to the binary / analogue duality.
- Allais' Paradox - mathematical paradox of choice.
- Liar paradox - logical semantic paradox (see Figure 1).
- Card Paradox - a framing paradox.
- Bootstrap Paradox - a fantastical paradox considering how objects are conceived if time travel were possible.