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Although the Pinocchio paradox belongs to the liar paradox tradition, it is a special case because it has no semantic predicates, as for example "My sentence is false" does. [ 2 ] The Pinocchio paradox has nothing to do with Pinocchio being a known liar.
Buttered cat paradox: Humorous example of a paradox from contradicting proverbs. Intentionally blank page: Many documents contain pages on which the text "This page intentionally left blank" is printed, thereby making the page not blank. Metabasis paradox: Conflicting definitions of what is the best kind of tragedy in Aristotle's Poetics.
Pinocchio's Paradox: Pinocchio says "My nose will now grow longer." inserted by anon, moved it here because it might yet become notable: Paradoctor 21:18, 9 June 2009 (UTC) Another version (anon addition). Paradoctor 14:12, 24 December 2009 (UTC) A blog entry using the image to illustrate self-referentiality.
One example occurs in the liar paradox, which is commonly formulated as the self-referential statement "This statement is false". [16] Another example occurs in the barber paradox, which poses the question of whether a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves will shave himself. In this paradox, the barber is a self ...
The Oscar-winning director tosses aside obedience and embraces defiance in the face of conformity in his retelling of the classic "Pinocchio" story. In Guillermo del Toro's darker, weirder ...
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 ...
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