Liar paradox

In philosophy and logic, the liar paradox encompasses paradoxical statements such as:

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• I am lying now.
• This statement is false.

To avoid having a sentence directly refer to its own truth value, one can also construct the paradox as follows:

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:The following sentence is true.

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:The preceding sentence is false.

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Liar paradox: The words of Eubulides of Miletus ►