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Named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Cnossos (alive circa 600 BC), who is credited with the original statement.
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Epimenides paradox
Today it means: A form of self-referential logical paradox associated with statements of the form "All Cretans are liars" (spoken by Epimenedes, himself a Cretan, who must therefore be lying). Full definition →