The paradox paradox

Synthese 200 (2):1-7 (2022)
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In this paper we argue that our conception of and intuitions about paradoxes are themselves paradoxical. Specifically, we argue that our commitment to the existence and nature of paradoxes is inconsistent with a norm of rationality—which is a paradox.

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Joshua Glasgow
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Victoria University of Wellington

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