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Mathematical Paradoxes
Mathematical Paradoxes
Jasmine Neal
Infinite Regress
Which came first the chicken or the egg?
Hilbert Hotel
Hilbert Hotel has an
infinite number of
rooms and all the
rooms are occupied.
A new guest arrives
can he be
accommodated?
Russells Paradox
The Barber shaves all those men in town,
and only those men, who do not shave
themselves
Who shaves the Barber?
Russells Paradox
The set M is the set of all sets that do not
contain themselves as numbers. Does M
contain itself?
M = {A | A is not an element of A}
Solution:
Type Theory and axiomatic set theory
Paradoxes in Geometry
Currys puzzle
How can this
be true!