lol.
2007-03-18 21:06:23 · 5 answers · asked by Phi 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
it's not exactly stating a fact.
2007-03-18 21:14:47 · answer #1 · answered by the common cold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'sentence' you gave is called a 'paradox' because if it's 'true' then it's also a 'lie' ... but if it's a 'lie' then it's telling the truth. Weird, but that is 'the way it works' because of LANGUAGE being only an 'approximation of what is really going on' and not 'the real thing' at all.
2007-03-18 21:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not a paradox and is neither true nor false. the reason is that 'is false' is something that can be said of a fully formed proposition and 'this sentence' is not a fully formed proposition.
if you just say 'this sentence', you haven't said enough for what you said to be true or false. and for that very reason adding 'is false' to say 'this sentence is false' doesn't help any. you're in essence confusing levels of language. truth and falsity are things that can be said of fully formed propositions, but they cannot be themselves used to turn something into a proposition.
it's like saying 'ow' or 'ow is true'. since 'ow' by itself is not a fully formed proposition, adding 'is true' or 'is false' to it doesn't help.
2007-03-18 22:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kos Kesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since "This sentence is false." isn't a question, then it couldn't be true. :p
2007-03-18 21:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perfect conundrum. bravo
2007-03-18 21:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by LELAND 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋