What is paradox?
August 16, 2020
The paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement in logic that can't be true but also can't be declared as false. American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine, who is also recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century" has classified paradoxes into three classes in 1962.
1.Veridical Paradox: A veridical paradox seems absurd & illogical but actually true. The paradox of Frederic's Birthday is an example of a veridical paradox. Frederic is a 20 years old man who got only 5 birthdays in his life. It seems very illogical but actually, it's true because Frederic was born on a leap day. He got only one birthday every four years.
2.Falsidical Paradox: A paradox that shows a result does not only appear false but actually false. Zeno's paradoxes are 'falsidical', concluding, for example, that a flying arrow never reaches its target or that a speedy runner cannot catch up to a tortoise with a small head-start.
3.Antinomy: Antinomy refers to the real contradiction between the two laws. If we say the phrase 'There is no absolute truth', then it will be an antinomy because if we believe in this statement, then this phrase itself becomes an absolute truth which is actually contradictory with the meaning of the phrase.
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