On the contrary: I think Quine is being sloppy with language, as many philosophers reserve "paradox" to stand for something far stronger than mere counterintuit

On the contrary: I think Quine is being sloppy with language, as many philosophers reserve "paradox" to stand for something far stronger than mere counterintuitiveness. At the moment, I'm in the middle of writing a dissertation on Nagarjuna-- now, there was a master of paradox-- and I agree completely with you that decent philosophical can change a reader's opinions profoundly. I just don't put Quine into that categorization. Naturally, YMMV.