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  2. Pinocchio paradox - Wikipedia

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    A metalanguage hierarchy approach cannot explain this based on Tarski's analysis, and therefore cannot solve the Pinocchio paradox, which is a version of the Liar. [ 2 ] In his next article, "Pinocchio against the dialetheists", Eldridge-Smith states: "If it is a true contradiction that Pinocchio's nose grows and does not grow, then such a ...

  3. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Preface paradox: The author of a book may be justified in believing that all their statements in the book are correct, at the same time believing that at least one of them is incorrect. Problem of evil : ( Epicurean paradox) The existence of evil seems to be incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect God.

  4. The Adventures of Pinocchio - Wikipedia

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    The Adventures of Pinocchio (/ p ɪ ˈ n oʊ k i oʊ / ⓘ pin-OH-kee-oh; Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino [le avvenˈtuːre di piˈnɔkkjo ˈstɔːrja di um buratˈtiːno,-dj um-], i.e. "The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a Puppet"), commonly shortened to Pinocchio, is an 1883 children's fantasy novel by Italian ...

  5. The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Key,(zolotoy kluchic) or The Adventures of Buratino is a children's novel by Soviet writer Alexei Tolstoy, which is a literary treatment of Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. Tolstoy dedicated the book to his future fourth and last wife, Lyudmila Krestinskaya.

  6. Land of Toys - Wikipedia

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    The original representation of the Land of Toys mixes the aspects of a morality tale with those of social critique.. Children (depending upon the translation of the original Italian, the novel has included both boys and girls or only boys) are lured there by the Coachman with the promise of never having to go to school or work again and being able to spend their whole time having fun, and the ...

  7. The Green Fisherman - Wikipedia

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    The Green Fisherman (Italian: Il Pescatore Verde) is a fictional character who appears in Carlo Collodi's book The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio). According to Giacomo Maria Prati, The Green Fisherman is one example of the story's parallels with classical mythology , stating that the Fisherman is evocative of the cyclops ...

  8. Paradox (literature) - Wikipedia

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    In literature, the paradox is an anomalous juxtaposition of incongruous ideas for the sake of striking exposition or unexpected insight. It functions as a method of literary composition and analysis that involves examining apparently contradictory statements and drawing conclusions either to reconcile them or to explain their presence.

  9. Geppetto - Wikipedia

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    Geppetto (/ dʒ ə ˈ p ɛ t oʊ / jə-PET-oh; Italian: [dʒepˈpetto]) [1] is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio.