Crocodile dilemma, the Glossary
The crocodile paradox, also known as crocodile sophism, is a paradox in logic in the same family of paradoxes as the liar paradox.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: If and only if, Liar paradox, List of paradoxes, Logic, Metaknowledge, Paradox, Richard Montague, Self-reference, Unexpected hanging paradox.
- Crocodilians
- Self-referential paradoxes
If and only if
In logic and related fields such as mathematics and philosophy, "if and only if" (often shortened as "iff") is paraphrased by the biconditional, a logical connective between statements.
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Liar paradox
In philosophy and logic, the classical liar paradox or liar's paradox or antinomy of the liar is the statement of a liar that they are lying: for instance, declaring that "I am lying". Crocodile dilemma and liar paradox are self-referential paradoxes.
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List of paradoxes
This list includes well known paradoxes, grouped thematically.
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Logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning.
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Metaknowledge or meta-knowledge is knowledge about knowledge.
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Paradox
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation.
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Richard Montague
Richard Merritt Montague (September 20, 1930 – March 7, 1971) was an American mathematician and philosopher who made contributions to mathematical logic and the philosophy of language.
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Self-reference
Self-reference is a concept that involves referring to oneself or one's own attributes, characteristics, or actions.
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Unexpected hanging paradox
The unexpected hanging paradox or surprise test paradox is a paradox about a person's expectations about the timing of a future event which they are told will occur at an unexpected time.
See Crocodile dilemma and Unexpected hanging paradox
See also
Crocodilians
- "Crocodylus" acer
- "Crocodylus" affinis
- Albertosuchus
- Alligatoroidea
- Asiatosuchus
- Astorgosuchus
- Atacisaurus
- Brachyuranochampsa
- Brasilosuchus
- Brevirostres
- Charactosuchus
- CrocBITE
- Crocodile dilemma
- Crocodilia
- Crocodilian armor
- Crocodyloidea
- Dzungarisuchus
- Foramen of Panizza
- Gavialoidea
- Harpacochampsa
- Hypselornis
- Jiangxisuchus
- Lianghusuchus
- List of crocodilians
- Longirostres
- Manracosuchus
- Mekosuchinae
- Pristichampsus
- Prodiplocynodon
- Thecachampsa
- Tienosuchus
- Tomistominae
- Xiaohe (crocodile)
Self-referential paradoxes
- Barber paradox
- Berry paradox
- Card paradox
- Crocodile dilemma
- Curry's paradox
- Epimenides paradox
- Grelling–Nelson paradox
- Hilbert–Bernays paradox
- I know that I know nothing
- Interesting number paradox
- Kleene–Rosser paradox
- Knower paradox
- Liar paradox
- Paradox of the Court
- Pinocchio paradox
- Quine's paradox
- Richard's paradox
- Russell's paradox
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_dilemma
Also known as Crocodile Paradox.