From: Patrik Eklund <peklund@cs.umu.se>
To: Categories <categories@mta.ca>
Subject: Theorem or Paradox
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2017 14:39:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1cQFB5-00073X-Iq@mlist.mta.ca> (raw)
Since the Incompleteness Theorem uses the Liar Paradox, why is it called
the Incompleteness Theorem and not the Incompleteness Paradox?
A Theorem closes a development or debate, and calls for admiration
(because the inventor did something supposedly good), whereas a Paradox
opens up development and debate (since the detector has pointed at
something being wrong), and delays the call for admiration of the
disruptively innovative solution until it is really deserved.
Best,
Patrik
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next reply other threads:[~2017-01-08 12:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-08 12:39 Patrik Eklund [this message]
2017-01-08 16:46 ` Robert Seely
2017-01-08 18:18 ` John Baez
2017-01-08 23:30 ` Vaughan Pratt
2017-01-09 8:19 ` Patrik Eklund
2017-01-09 11:50 ` Graham White
2017-01-10 14:11 ` Paul B Levy
2017-01-13 7:22 ` Patrik Eklund
2017-01-16 10:33 ` Steve Vickers
2017-01-09 1:09 ` Noson Yanofsky
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