Category
page 1Logical paradoxes
Ship of Theseus
thought experiment concerning the continuity of identity of an item which has all its parts replaced
Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel
thought experiment proposed by David Hilbert
sorites paradox
paradox that a heap of sand and a heap of sand minus one grain is also a heap, then one grain of sand is a heap
raven paradox
philosophical paradox: why is it that observing a black raven is evidence for “all ravens are black”, but observing a nonblack nonraven is not?
barber paradox
colloquial version of Russell’s paradox: does a barber, who shaves all those — and those only — who do not shave themselves, shave himself?
catch-22
situation in which an individual cannot or is incapable of avoiding a problem because of contradictory constraints or rules
Berry paradox
self-referential paradox
Yablo's paradox
barbershop paradox
logical paradox
Drinker paradox
apparent logical paradox