Arrow paradox
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The Arrow paradox is an ancient philosophical argument that challenges the coherence of motion by claiming that a flying arrow must be motionless at every instant of its flight.
All labels observed (1)
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| Arrow paradox canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arrow paradox Context triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Arrow paradox]
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Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
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Curry paradox
Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
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Yablo's paradox
Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
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Barber paradox
The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
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Russell’s paradox
Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arrow paradox Target entity description: The Arrow paradox is an ancient philosophical argument that challenges the coherence of motion by claiming that a flying arrow must be motionless at every instant of its flight.
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A.
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
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B.
Curry paradox
Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
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C.
Yablo's paradox
Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
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D.
Barber paradox
The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
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E.
Russell’s paradox
Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zeno's paradox
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ancient Greek philosophical argument ⓘ philosophical paradox ⓘ |
| aimsToShow | the concept of motion is incoherent ⓘ |
| aimsToSupport | Parmenides' denial of change and motion ⓘ |
| concludes | the arrow is always at rest ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Zeno of Elea ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
ancient Greek logic
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metaphysical paradox ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| hasCounterArgument | motion is defined over intervals, not instants ⓘ |
| hasCounterArgumentBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
analytic philosophy of motion
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debates about the structure of time ⓘ discussions of supertasks ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
argument against atomistic conceptions of time
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challenge to the notion of time as a series of static instants ⓘ |
| hasMainClaim |
a flying arrow is motionless at every instant of its flight
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if time is composed of instants, motion is impossible ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
change
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continuity ⓘ infinity ⓘ instantaneous state ⓘ motion ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasModernResponse |
calculus-based account of instantaneous velocity
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continuous models of time and motion ⓘ four-dimensional spacetime interpretations ⓘ real analysis treatment of limits ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | Eleatic school ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to defend Eleatic monism
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to refute common-sense belief in motion ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
Aristotle's Physics
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linked to:
Aristotelian physics
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| isPartOf |
Zeno's arguments against motion
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linked to:
Paradoxes of motion
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| isRelatedTo |
Achilles and the tortoise paradox
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linked to:
Achilles and the tortoise
Dichotomy paradox ⓘ Stadium paradox ⓘ Zeno's paradoxes of motion ⓘ
linked to:
Paradoxes of motion
calculus ⓘ instantaneous velocity ⓘ measure theory ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| usesAssumption |
at any instant an object occupies a space equal to itself
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if an object is at rest in an instant, it is at rest during that instant ⓘ time is composed of discrete instants ⓘ |
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