That's really something!
Russell's Paradox
Russell's paradox represents either of two
interrelated logical antinomies. The most commonly discussed form is a
contradiction arising in the logic of sets or classes. Some classes (or sets)
seem to be members of themselves, while some do not. The class of all classes
is itself a class, and so it seems to be in itself. The null or empty class,
however, must not be a member of itself. However, suppose that we can form a
class of all classes (or sets) that, like the null class, are not included in
themselves. The paradox arises from asking the question of whether this class
is in itself. It is if and only if it is not. The other form is a contradiction
involving properties. Some properties seem to apply to themselves, while others
do not. The property of being a property is itself a property, while the
propery of being a cat is not itself a cat. Consider the property that something
has just in case it is a property (like that of being a cat) that does not
apply to itself. Does this property apply to itself? Once again, from either
assumption, the opposite follows. The paradox was named after Bertrand Russell,
who discovered it in 1901.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/p/par-russ.htm
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From: owner-FLUXLIST@scribble.com
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On Behalf Of David-Baptiste Chirot
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:37 AM
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Subject: RE: FLUXLIST: Nothing maxim/Superstions maxim
Well--i guess that means they believe in SOMEthing! (i.e nothing--)
During spring training, a rookie baseball player was being interviewed
by
the Milwaukee
paper---and asked if he had any pet superstitions--as baseball
players are notorious for having many--
He replied--I don't believe in that stuff. It's bad
luck.
Now--that's a form of nihilism, don't you think!
From: Allan Revich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: FLUXLIST: Nothing maxim
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 10:00:14 -0400
Nihilists believe in nothing
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