I’ve read Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis. The protagonist, Bernard Russell, is my favorite philosopher now.
He's got a point.
Submitted 5 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to philosophy@mander.xyz
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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 months ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Oh god, I need this.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 months ago
I picked it up for the math but it turned out to be rather glossed over. Nevertheless, the epic storytelling kept me hooked throughout.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 months ago
An excellent demonstration of how paradoxes resolve themselves, because someone will most likely ask him to leave.
shonn@lemmy.world 5 months ago
He doesn’t specify what he will do if the statement is false. Immediately taking a drink if the following statement is false is still a valid option.
GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 5 months ago
As a person he is about many things, not just the act of taking a drink, and thus the statement is true. Take a drink!
Crul@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Drink
Hover text:
Dammit, is this one of those times where the bonus panel is better than the comic?
Bonus panel
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emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
How did you find the bonus panel? I don’t see it on the page anywhere
Crul@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Also… I forgot to paste the img url on the first comment.
Fixed.
Crul@lemm.ee 5 months ago
This red button
The design is a bit overloaded and it’s not really clear what the button does.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s almost like objective truths aren’t necessarily fixed indefinitely. Big paradox
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Are “about to” and “immediately” synonymous in this case? I feel like there is an English loophole before any conversation on philosophy