Epimenides paradox

The Epimenides paradox is a problem in logic. This problem is named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos (flourished circa 600 BC), who stated Κρῆτες ἀεί ψεύσται, "Cretans, always liars". There is no single statement of the problem; a typical variation is given in the book Gödel, Escher, Bach (page 17), by Douglas R. Hofstadter.

Related Topics:
Logic - Cretan - Epimenides - Knossos - Gödel, Escher, Bach - Douglas R. Hofstadter

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: Epimenides was a Cretan who made one immortal statement: "All Cretans are liars."

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Did Epimenides speak the truth? We will first consider the logical status of his statement and then review the history of this famous quote.

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