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Yablo's paradox: a standalone construct

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Logic

liar-like paradox built from an infinite sequence of sentences each saying all later ones are false, apparently without self-reference.

In logic, Yablo's paradox refers to liar-like paradox built from an infinite sequence of sentences each saying all later ones are false, apparently without self-reference. This meaning comes from Yablo (1993) in Analysis.[1]

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paradox3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs sequence3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Yablo, S. (1993). Paradox without Self-Reference. Analysis, 53(4), 251-252. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/53.4.251

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