Of Art and mathematics paradoxes : true AND/OR false?

Mishra, Punya and Bhatnagar, Gaurav (2015) Of Art and mathematics paradoxes : true AND/OR false? At Right Angles, 4 (1). pp. 21-27. ISSN 2582-1873

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Abstract

This is the �irst sentence of this article� Clearly the sentence above is true (not highly informative but true). Contrast this to the next sentence, below: This is the first sentence of this article how the second statement, though identical to the first, is clearly false. Such sentences that speak about themselves are called self-referential sentences, because they are, in a way, looking at themselves in the mirror and describing themselves.

Item Type:	Articles in APF Magazines
Authors:	Mishra, Punya and Bhatnagar, Gaurav
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Truth value, self-reference, paradox, axiom, theorem, consistency, circular argument, proof, Zeno, ourobouros, Ambigram
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > University Publications > At Right Angles
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/3095
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