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> The barber in this town shaves all men who do not shave themselves. Does he shave himself? I'm not familiar with this one but is it misstated here? The barbe
by triceratops 1y ago
> The barber in this town shaves all men who do not shave themselves. Does he shave himself?
I'm not familiar with this one but is it misstated here? The barber doesn't only shave men who don't shave themselves. If he doesn't shave himself then he shaves himself and therefore can shave himself without contradiction. If he shaves himself he can shave himself without contradiction. Either way he shaves himself.
(Or maybe I'm just bad at logic)
- siegelzero 1y agoYes you're right it's typically stated as "shaves all those, and those only, who do not..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_paradox
- ndsipa_pomu 1y agoI prefer the version that leaves the barber's gender unknown (i.e. could be a woman): > The barb in this town shaves all men who do not shave themselves. Does the barber shave themself?