liar paradox

English

Alternative forms

liar's paradox

Noun

liar paradox (plural liar paradoxes)

(philosophy, logic) A paradox involving statements such as "this sentence is false", or "the following statement is true: the previous statement is false", which cannot be meaningfully regarded as either true or false.
Graham Priest has argued the liar paradox is a true dialetheia.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: leugenaarsparadox (nl) m
Finnish: valehtelijan paradoksi
French: paradoxe du menteur m
German: Lügner-Paradox n
Italian: paradosso del mentitore m
Polish: paradoks kłamcy m
Portuguese: paradoxo do mentiroso m
Russian: парадо́кс лжеца́ m (paradóks lžecá)
Spanish: paradoja del mentiroso f

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