Paradoxes

A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true (or false at the same time). It can also consist of two or more propositions, each of which, when considered alone, is supported by apparently sound arguments but which, when considered together, turn out to be mutually contradictory.[1]

This page also lists some dilemmas. A dilemma (Greek: δίλημμα “double proposition“) is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.

• Abilene paradox
• Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox
• Agrippa’s trilemma (in prep)
• Allais paradox
• Arrow’s impossibility theorem
• Banach–Tarski paradox
• Barbershop Paradox
• Bottle imp paradox
• Buridan’s Ass
• Catch-22
• Condorcet paradox
• Curry’s paradox
• Determinism vs ethics
• Discursive dilemma
• Drinker paradox
• Ellsberg paradox
• Euthyphro  dilemma
• The Problem of Evil
• Fitch’s paradox of knowability
• The Free Will Paradox
• Grandfather Paradox
• Grelling-Nelson Paradox
• Kripgenstein’s rule following paradox
• The Liar’s Paradox
• Lottery paradox
• Paradoxes of material implication
• Moore’s paradox
• Munchausen’s trilemma
• Newcomb’s paradox
• New riddle of induction
• The Paradox of Thrift
• Paradoxes of probability and other statistical strangeness
• Potato paradox
• Preface paradox
• Prisoner’s dilemma
• Raven paradox
• Richard’s paradox
• Rich Guest Paradox
• Russell’s Paradox
• Simpson’s Paradox
• St. Petersburg paradox
• Streisand Effect
• Theseus’s Paradox
• The paradox of tolerance
• Poe’s Law
• The Wheel Paradox

References

[1] Stent, G. S. (2002) Paradoxes of free will American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.

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