Re : paradoxes etc

From: Simon Hibbs <simonh_at_msi-uk.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:05:05 +0100


David Cake :

>Simon Hibbs
>>I believe such paradoxes can be
>>> found in each of the major philosophies. These paradoxes
>>> do not disprove the philosphies that give rise to them,
>>> but are evidence that they are not complete.
>
> I mention only for interests sake that according to a very loose
>interpretation of Godels theorem (cf Godel Escher Bach, etc), completeness
>and containing paradoxes actually go together. Containing no paradoxes is a
>proof of incompleteness.

Touche!

Simon Hibbs


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