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  2. Pinocchio paradox - Wikipedia

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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."

  3. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    The previous statement is false." A variant of the liar paradox in which neither of the sentences employs (direct) self-reference, instead this is a case of circular reference. No-no paradox: Two sentences that each say the other is not true. Pinocchio paradox: What would happen if Pinocchio said "My nose grows now"? [1]

  4. Liar paradox - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy and logic, the classical liar paradox or liar's paradox or antinomy of the liar is the statement of a liar that they are lying: for instance, declaring ...

  5. Talk:Pinocchio paradox/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    1 Logic behind Pinocchio's sentence. 11 comments. 2 Solution. 7 comments. 3 Image. 2 comments. 4 Liar paradox, rephrased. 8 comments. 5 Is this a joke? 2 comments. 6 ...

  6. Stephen Yablo - Wikipedia

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    In papers published in 1985 [4] and 1993, [5] Yablo showed how to create a paradox similar to the liar paradox, but without self-reference. Unlike the liar paradox, which uses a single sentence, Yablo's paradox uses an infinite list of sentences, each referring to sentences occurring later in the list. Analysis of the list shows that there is ...

  7. Carlo Collodi - Wikipedia

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    Pinocchio, by Enrico Mazzanti (1852–1910), the first illustrator (1883) of The Adventures of Pinocchio. Carlo Lorenzini (Italian: [ˈkarlo lorenˈtsiːni]; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ d i / kə-LOH-dee; Italian: [ˈkarlo kolˈlɔːdi]), was an Italian author, humourist, [1] and journalist, [2] widely known for his fairy ...

  8. Trump, Cohen and the paradox of believing proven liars - AOL

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    Republicans go after Michael Cohen's portrayal of the president on the grounds that he is a "pathological liar." Trump, Cohen and the paradox of believing proven liars [Video] Skip to main content

  9. Category:Self-referential paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    This category also contains paradoxes where self-referentiality is disputed, such as Yablo's paradox, or indirect, e. g. card paradox. Pages in category "Self-referential paradoxes" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.