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Pinocchio paradox causes Pinocchio's nose to grow if and only if it does not grow. The Pinocchio paradox arises when Pinocchio says "My nose grows now" and is a version of the liar paradox. [1] The liar paradox is defined in philosophy and logic as the statement "This sentence is false."
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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