Pinocchio and Paradox: Truth, Lies, and Logical Limits

13/04/2025 14 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
Pinocchio and Paradox: Truth, Lies, and Logical Limits

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Explores the paradox created when Pinocchio says his nose will grow, linking this children's story to complex logical concepts. The authors analyze how this self-referential statement mirrors the Liar Paradox, Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, Tarski's Undefinability Theorem, and Russell's Paradox.