logical paradoxes have always attracted philosophers.One familiar to us.What came first: the chicken or the egg?On the one hand, the phrase long ago came to symbolize the empty arguments and decisions that can not be found.On the other hand, on the problem of thinking philosophers of all ages, and even contemporary scientists.I must say that the trick lies in the very formulation.Initially, it did not sound like a "chicken or the egg", but as "an egg or a bird."This is crucial because it gives an opportunity to generalize.Here are some examples.
What came first: the chicken or the egg?Opinion ancient
Aristotle and Plutarch came to the conclusion that they were at the same time, speaking about the case.The chicken (or poultry) is born from the egg, so it can not be the first.Egg carries chicken, so it also can not be the first.Consequently, they were simultaneously.
What came first: the chicken or the egg (from the point of view of modern scholars)
contemporaries act more tricky: they analyze the meaning of words.For example, an egg, they say - it is a series of mutations that led to the formation of such a form.Undoubtedly, the answer is only one: the egg came first because the egg is born not only birds, but dinosaurs and other animals that lived before them.
If we consider only the egg, the question remains unanswered: the scientists simply do not have the facts.
When answering the question, "What came first: the chicken or the egg?" - The word "chicken" to replace the word "bird", you have to talk differently.Sure, there were up chicken and other bird species.Some of them were intermediate, and has features not quite resemble chicken.They were carrying something similar to eggs.And only at some particular point in time they were called by the words "chicken" or "Egg".Such long-term considerations and do not respond to this question.This method of asking questions and answers using the concept of fuzzy volume.This means that each of the terms included in the phrase, no clear meaning.What is the egg?Who is meant by the name of chicken?Everyone can give their words, broader or narrower meaning.Unparadoxical issue should not just talk about the egg, the egg and the chicken.That is why there is no answer, or rather, there may be several.
- egg because egg-laying appeared much earlier than the view was formed, known as "chicken."
- chicken because it was the bear eggs.
Other logical paradoxes
Such paradoxes - a great workout for the mind.History knows a lot of them.
- Everything that is written here - not true.If we assume that the true value is written, it will be false.But if we take for granted the fact that the message of the false, the truth will be written.
- limit yourself in everything, even at the curb.(Petronius).
- if in a dark box to put the cat, put the hammer and a vial of poison, the cat is alive and dead at the same time (Schrodinger).If
- from the pile of clean grain of sand, when it ceases to be a heap?
such paradoxes can be conceptual, attributive, probability, mathematical, topological, etc.
