The edge of reason: When logic fails us
21/11/2013 06:56
by Richard Webb
There are inherent limits to logic that can't be resolved, and they bedevil our minds too, says Noson Yanofsky in The Outer Limits of Reason. "THIS sentence is false." This sentence is also where the problems start. If true, it is false; if false, it is true. Extracting its true truth is like ironing out a Möbius strip. [Read more] ...