Alguns comentários lógicos sobre o "paradoxo da modéstia": * * *
*Modesty* A: For a person of your accomplishments, you are remarkably modest! B: I'm not modest. A: Ah, I've caught you! By disclaiming your modesty, you're trying to create the impression that you are so modest that you won't take credit for anything --- not even your modesty! But I see through you! You are _affecting_ the air of modesty, but in so doing, are being most immodest! B: It's like I said --- I'm not modest. *Modesty?* A counterpart to the preceding piece is the story of a man who had the reputation of being the world's most modest person. He signed all his letters, "He who is modest." Well, a student was once discussing this matter with his rabbi. He said, "Now, how could he possibly be modest when his signing himself _He who is modest_ clearly belies the fact?" The rabbi replied: "You don't understand at all! He _is_ completely modest. Modesty has so thoroughly entered his soul that he no longer regards it as a virtue." [Raymond Smullyan, This Book Needs No Title] * * * “My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.” [Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter] * * * 2017-01-10 12:49 GMT-02:00 Tiago Magalhães <[email protected]>: > Caras e caros, > > Compartilho uma crônica que escrevi para um portal aqui de Fortaleza: > > http://tribunadoceara.uol.com.br/opiniao/opiniao/o-paradoxo-da-humildade/ > > É coisa muito simples e despretensiosa, mas, como ex-alunos meus que nunca > demonstraram interesse em lógica (muito pelo contrário) me deram feedbacks > surpreendentes, pensei que seria interessante compartilhar com vocês. > > Abraços e feliz ano novo, > Tiago > > -- > Você recebeu essa mensagem porque está inscrito no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos > Grupos do Google. > Para cancelar inscrição nesse grupo e parar de receber e-mails dele, envie > um e-mail para [email protected]. > Para postar nesse grupo, envie um e-mail para [email protected]. > Acesse esse grupo em > https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/group/logica-l/. > Para ver essa discussão na Web, acesse > https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/d/msgid/logica-l/CALSJG1sBvudoMe_tJ2Hf47LOuP146j3pFKCwvw_yc6O5Jim%2Bmg%40mail.gmail.com. -- http://sequiturquodlibet.googlepages.com/ -- Você está recebendo esta mensagem porque se inscreveu no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos Grupos do Google. Para cancelar inscrição nesse grupo e parar de receber e-mails dele, envie um e-mail para [email protected]. Para postar neste grupo, envie um e-mail para [email protected]. Visite este grupo em https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/group/logica-l/. Para ver esta discussão na web, acesse https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/d/msgid/logica-l/CAO6j_Li_wPwzP4D1Nz_KJmSsN79FJmgafG-TbSdUU6402H5j5g%40mail.gmail.com.
