Category
page 1Philosophical paradoxes
Zeno's paradoxes
set of philosophical problems
problem of evil
question on reconciling the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God
Ship of Theseus
thought experiment concerning the continuity of identity of an item which has all its parts replaced
omnipotence paradox
a family of paradoxes that arise with some understandings of the term omnipotent
Newcomb's problem
thought experiment about a game involving a reliable predictor of the player’s actions
argument from free will
contention that omniscience is incompatible with free will
dream argument
argument that the act of dreaming provides preliminary evidence that the senses should not be fully truste
paradox of hedonism
philosophical paradox, problem of the utilitarianism
new riddle of induction
philosophical paradox of induction: defining “grue” to mean “green till 2030, blue afterward”, past observations seem to validate “plants are green” just as much as “plants are grue”
When a white horse is not a horse
paradox in Chinese philosophy
mere addition paradox
paradox in moral philosophy
liberal paradox
in economic theory, the claim that no social system can simultaneously ① be committed to at least a minimal sense of freedom, ② always result in Pareto efficiency, and ③ be capable of functioning in any society
Buridan's bridge
Logical paradox
paradox of analysis
Philosophical paradox by G. E. Moore
paradox of nihilism
several philosophical paradoxes