“The best paradoxes raise questions about what kinds of contradictions can occur-what species of impossibilities are possible.” KindRaisesSpeciesContradictionParadoxImpossibilityRaises Questions Author:William Poundstone
“At a bare minimum, understanding entails being able to detect an internal contradiction: a paradox.” AbleUnderstandingContradictionInternalsParadoxMinimum Author:William Poundstone
“Paradox is thus a much deeper and universal concept than the ancients would have dreamed. Rather than an oddity, it is a mainstay of the philosophy of science.” PhilosophyConceptsUniversalDeeperParadoxPhilosophy Of ScienceOddities Author:William Poundstone
“The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes.” AssumptionParadoxGrandfather Author:William Poundstone
