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The Barber Paradox is a famous paradox that was proposed by the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell. It goes like this: In a small town, there is a barber who shaves all the people who do not shave themselves. The question is, does the barber shave himself?
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The Barber Paradox is a famous paradox that was proposed by the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell. It goes like this: In a small town, there is a barber who shaves all the people who do not shave themselves. The question is, does the barber shave himself?
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The Barber Paradox is a famous paradox that was proposed by the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell. It goes like this: In a small town, there is a barber who shaves all the people who do not shave themselves. The question is, does the barber shave himself?
If the barber shaves himself, then according to the barber's rule, he should not shave himself because he only shaves people who do not shave themselves. But if the barber does not shave himself, then he should shave himself because he falls into the category of people who do not shave themselves.
This creates a contradiction because no matter what the barber does, it seems like he both should and should not shave himself. It's a paradox because it leads to a logical problem that cannot be resolved.
Now, I'm curious to know if you've ever heard of any other paradoxes before?