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"`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"noun(logic) a statement that contradicts itselftype of:
Definition that contains paradox
- paradoxically in a paradoxical manner
- zeno ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)
- koan a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
- catachresis strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
- zeno of elea ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)