2007-02-24 09:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by SIMPLE ONE 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I assume you mean 'this sentence is false', because if you mean 'that sentence is false' then that's not a liars paradox because it simply depends on the truth-value of the sentence unmentioned.
but for 'this sentence is false', it can be analyzed a few ways. I tend to think that it simply does not form a proper proposition. propositions have to be 'of' something. 'this sentence' and 'snow' by themselves have no truth-value. 'this sentence is snow' says something because 'snow' is a property that can be described of a subject.
In 'this sentence is false', the 'is false' is not something that can be properly attributed to or described of 'this sentence'. why? because truth-values can only be assigned to propositions, and 'this sentence' is not yet a proposition. that is, to get a proposition one must say something OF a subject. but 'truth' is not something that can be said of a subject, it can be said only of a fully formed proposition. something substantial has to be said 'of' 'this sentence' before it's truth value can be ascertained. as it is now, it is neither true nor false. it has no truth value because even though all the individual words have meaning the meanings do not add up to an actual proposition.
2007-02-24 10:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by Kos Kesh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which sentence do you mean? Certainly its not the one in your question or you would have used the word 'this'.
If you meant to say, 'THIS sentance CONTAINS a falsehood.', then you have a paradox.
If you meant to ask exactly what you asked, there isn't enough information to answer - you would have to post the sentence to which your question refers.
Either way, its unanswerable in the absolute true/false sense.
2007-02-24 18:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It works better using "this" instead of "that." as it becomes a paradox. ("This sentence is false.")
But since you're referring to some other sentence( potentially even the paradoxical one) the answer to your question is "Yes"
2007-02-24 09:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither, it is called a paradox. Meaning, a sentence that contidicts itself, resulting in no answer. Such as what came first the chicken or the egg. I should know, look at my name.
2007-02-24 09:43:58 · answer #4 · answered by Paradox3883 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What sentence??? no sentence is a false sentence.
2007-02-24 09:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by James Dean 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True..no wait ,False...no, True ..who the hell knows
2007-02-24 10:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends what thbe sentence is
2007-02-24 09:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by ashley 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in law a sentence should b a sentence ......not a third of it!!!!!!
2007-02-24 09:43:47 · answer #8 · answered by fi3ona 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True that.
2007-02-24 09:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by Mary O 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
true?
2007-02-24 09:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by geeky120493 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋