Yablo's paradox

proper noun

A logical paradox resembling the liar paradox but using, instead of a single sentence, an infinite sequence of statements, each referring to the truth values of the later statements in the sequence, and thus attempting to avoid circularity.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A logical paradox resembling the liar paradox but using, instead of a single sentence, an infinite sequence of statements, each referring to the truth values of the later statements in the sequence, and thus attempting to avoid circularity.

Origin

Published by Stephen Yablo in 1993.

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