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Barber Paradox


A man of Seville is shaved by the Barber of Seville iff the man does not shave himself. Does the barber shave himself? This pseudoparadox was proposed by Bertrand Russell.


See also

Pseudoparadox, Russell's Antinomy

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References

Curry, H. B. Foundations of Mathematical Logic. New York: Dover, pp. 4-5, 1977.Erickson, G. W. and Fossa, J. A. Dictionary of Paradox. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, pp. 17-18, 1998.Hoffman, P. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. New York: Hyperion, p. 116, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Barber Paradox." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BarberParadox.html

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