Paradox as a delimited agreement on uncertainty and delimited output of logic.
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paradox
Paradox as a delimited agreement on uncertainty and delimited output of logic.
Definition
Why it is in scope
Paradox is a cognitive tool used to test the limits of formal reasoning and linguistic consistency.
Names and aliases
- paradoxen · CANONICAL
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Paradox as a conceptual entity depends on logical frameworks to exist — a paradox is a logical contradiction made visible. Remove logic and paradoxes cease to be paradoxes.
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antinomy IS a specific kind of paradox: a contradiction between two principles each equally valid or well-founded. Per Law 9, a competent speaker would call an antinomy 'a paradox.' Direction: specific→general.
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A communication paradox is a specific kind of paradox: a self-contradictory or counterintuitive situation arising in communication (e.g., the more connected we become, the less effectively we communicate). 'Communication paradox' names a specific case of the general category of paradox.
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Dialetheia IS a specific kind of paradox — a statement or proposition that is both true and false. Competent-speaker test: 'a dialetheia is a kind of paradox.' Paradox is the nearest kind.
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