2007-12-19 12:11:33 · 5 answers · asked by ben t 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The statement "there's an exception to every rule"
is a self contradiction. It is not contradicted
by another statement, but by itself. In everyday
speech, we often make statements that
contradict themselves.
In logic there is a famous example called the
"Bertrand Russell Paradox". This is it:
A barber has a sign in the window of his shop
that states, "I shave all the men and only the
men who do not shave themselves.".
The question is, who shaves the barber?
If you assume that he shaves himself, the sign
states that he does not. If you assume that he
does not shave himself, the sign states that he
does.
2007-12-19 12:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by I ain't nothing but a hound dog. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is correct to say
there is an exception to every rule except this rule ... or to say...there is an exception to every rule even this rule???
2007-12-19 23:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, except the rule overrides the exception.
2007-12-19 20:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Oh Suhnny Day 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is...there are not exceptions in the cases of convicted felons, and the people who manage to never get caught in their lives of crime (just as an example).
2007-12-19 20:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Live one day at a time.
2007-12-19 20:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋