English Dictionary

liar paradox

名詞

(philosophy, logic) A paradox involving statements such as "this sentence is false", or "the following statement is true: the previous statement is false", which cannot be meaningfully regarded as either true or false.

日本語の意味

哲学や論理学において、『この文は偽である』や『次の命題は真である：前の命題は偽である』という自己言及的な文を例示する、真とも偽とも確定できない矛盾的な状態を呈する逆説。

During the seminar, the professor used the liar paradox to illustrate how certain statements cannot consistently be classified as true or false.

セミナーで教授は嘘つきの逆説を用いて、ある文が一貫して真とも偽とも分類できないことを示した。

意味（1）

(philosophy, logic) A paradox involving statements such as "this sentence is false", or "the following statement is true: the previous statement is false", which cannot be meaningfully regarded as either true or false.

Graham Priest has argued the liar paradox is a true dialetheia.

liar paradoxes （ plural ）