The three paradoxes that follow are some of the best-known examples from Ancient Greece. 1. The liar paradox “This sentence is false.” Philosophers call that the “liar sentence”.

Paradoxes dealing with birthdays, playing cards, coins, crows and red-haired typists. Skip to main content. Scientific American. April 1, 1957. 7 min read. Mind-Bending Probability Paradoxes.

DR. HAMPSON proposes to explain to the uninitiated certain scientific “paradoxes.” The only possible “explanation” of such paradoxes is attained by showing that the abnormal phenomena are ...