讀書筆記︰The Liar
The Liar: An Essay on Truth and Circularity, by Jon Barwise & John Etchemendy
The Liar: An Essay on Truth and Circularity
Jon Barwise & John Etchemendy
前後應該拖咗大半年,最近先睇完。其實係幾個月前開始無時間就無睇到,中間仲開咗另一半書,到上個月有晚想睇完書籤攝住嗰個chapter就放棄,但睇睇下又覺得可以睇落去。
呢本書主要係提出一套解決「說謊者悖論」(the Liar paradox,例如"this sentence is false")嘅方案,當然Liar paradox本身就係個大topic,有好多套theories of truth嘗試處理但仲未有一套算係公認搞得掂。