Index

Achilles and the tortoise, 144, 148–150

Antinomies, 174–184

Aristotle, 25, 142, 159, 163–164, 166, 174–182, 209

Arrow paradox, 144, 150–151, 166–167

Barber paradox, 46–48, 51–52, 61

Bayesianism, xii–xiii, 21–23, 66, 73–79, 82–83, 186

Bohr, Niels, 209

Bradwardine, Thomas, 172–173

Burns, Linda, 93–94

Cantor, Georg, 142

Cassation, 170–171

Conditionals, 87–89, 91

Definability paradox, 116–117

Degrees of belief. See Subjective probability

Detour solution-type, 49, 112–118, 128, 132, 208

Dialectic, 141, 145–158, 163

Dialetheism, 96, 98

Dichotomy paradox, 79–82, 149–150

Divided line paradox, 146–148

Dollar cost auction, 119–124

Dummett, Michael, 50, 124–127

Einstein, Albert, 194, 195, 201–206

Enrichment, 18–20, 37–38

Epimenides, 143

EPR paradox, 201–206

Eubulides, 141, 158

Facing-the-Music solution-type, 49, 109, 119–128, 180

Fallacy, 28, 152, 163, 168, 171

Flint’s paradox, 1–2, 5–6, 9, 11, 28–29, 39–40, 52

Flugel, J. C., 14–16

Freedom, 5, 28, 40, 176, 180–182

Frege, Gottlob, 53–54, 198

Fuzzy logic, 12, 85–94, 186

Giere, Ronald, 140–141

God(s), 152–155, 183

Grandfather paradox, 1–2, 6, 11

Grelling’s paradox, 116–117

Heytesbury, 173–174

Hume, David, 104–111

Index paradox, See all and only those entries that refer to themselves

Intuition, 18–20, 137, 42, 44–47, 157, 188, 209

It’s-All-Good solution-type, 15, 48, 95–112

James, William, 129–131

Jeffrey, Richard, 23

Kant, Immanuel, 174–183

Kripke, Saul, 117–118

Kuhn, Thomas, 190, 191, 193–198, 207, 208

Lakatos, Imré, 190–191, 199–207, 208

Laudan, Larry, 138

Liar paradox, xi, 34–38, 49, 52, 96–103, 113–117, 132, 138, 143, 158, 163–165, 168–174

Lukasiewickz, Jan, 86

Mackie, J. L., 6, 17

Mayo, Deborah, xii, 78–79

Monty Hall paradox, 43–46, 48, 95, 112

Odd-Guy-Out solution-type, 48, 61–83, 128, 132, 166–167

Paraconsistent logic, 96, 98–103

Paradox, definitions of, 2, 6–7, 17

Paradoxes, individual

Achilles and the tortoise, 144, 148–150

arrow, 144, 150–151, 166–167

barber, 46–48, 51–52, 61

of crisis escalation, 123

definability, 116–117

dichotomy, 79–82, 149–150

divided line, 146–148

dollar cost auction, 119–124

of enrichment, 18–20, 37–38

EPR, 201–206

grandfather, 1–2, 6, 11

Grelling’s, 116–117

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liar, xi, 34–38, 49, 52, 96–103, 113–117, 132, 138, 143, 158, 163–165, 168–174

Monty Hall, 43–46, 48, 95, 112

pollution, 192–193

Quine/Duhem, 66–79, 83, 201

Russell’s, 53–60, 198

skeptical, 73, 84–85

sorites, xi, 7–9, 31, 38–39, 40–41, 48, 49, 85–95, 124–127

stadium, 151–152

of taste, 104–111

unexpected examination, 62–65

war and peace, moral paradox of, 14–16

Zeno’s, 12, 49, 79–82, 141, 143–158, 160–167, 175–176

Paradoxicality, 26–41, 52

Parikh, Rohit, 94

Parmenides, 141, 144, 146, 154–158

Pessimistic meta-induction, 138–140, 160

Podolosky, Boris, 201

Pollution paradox, 192–193

Popper, Karl, 190–193, 199, 201, 207–208

Preemptive Strike solution-type, 48, 51–61, 128, 168–174

Quine/Duhem problem, 66–79, 83, 201

Rescher, Nicholas, 2, 17, 144–145

Rosen, Nathan, 201

Russell’s paradox, 53–60, 198

Sainsbury, Mark, 7, 17, 51–52, 144–145

Schiffer, Stephen, xii, 124, 137

Scientific progress, 140, 188, 190–191, 199–201

Set theory. See Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory

Simplicius, 147–149, 152

Skepticism, 73, 84–85

Solution-type, 48–51, 128–134, 184

Sorites paradox, xi, 7–9, 31, 38–39, 40–41, 48, 49, 85–95, 124–127

Stadium paradox, 151–152

Subjective probability, 21–42, 66, 74–75, 79, 83–83, 112, 127

Supervaluationism, 109–111

Tarski, Alfred, 49, 113–118

Time, 1–2, 11, 79–80, 149–152, 155, 166–167, 175–178, 183, 206

Transcasus, 170

Truth, xi, 34–38, 49, 52, 96–103, 113–117, 132, 138, 143, 158, 163–165, 168–174

Unexpected examination paradox, 62–65

Vagueness. See Sorites paradox

War, 14–16, 122–123

Xenophanes, 144, 152–155, 157

You-Can’t-Get-There-From-Here solution-type, 48, 83–95, 128, 132

Zeno of Elea, 12, 49, 79–82, 141, 143–158, 160–167, 175–176

Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, 50, 53–61