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Russell's paradox — Part of the foundations of mathematics, Russell s paradox (also known as Russell s antinomy), discovered by Bertrand Russell in 1901, showed that the naive set theory of Frege leads to a contradiction.It might be assumed that, for any formal… … Wikipedia
Russell's paradox — Math. a paradox of set theory in which an object is defined in terms of a class of objects that contains the object being defined, resulting in a logical contradiction. [1920 25; first proposed by Bertrand RUSSELL] * * * ▪ logic statement… … Universalium
russell's paradox — ˈrəsəlz noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Bertrand Russell : a paradox that discloses itself in forming a class of all classes that are not members of themselves and in observing that the question of whether it is true or false… … Useful english dictionary
Russell's paradox — The most famous of the paradoxes in the foundations of set theory, discovered by Russell in 1901. Some classes have themselves as members: the class of all abstract objects, for example, is an abstract object. Others do not: the class of donkeys… … Philosophy dictionary
Russell — is an English, Irish, or Scottish name derived from old French, the old French word for Red was rouse ; hence the carry over from French the English Russell, the name also derives from the animal, the fox. Its uses include:People*Arthur Russell… … Wikipedia
Russell , Bertrand Arthur William — Russell , Bertrand Arthur William, third earl Russell (1872–1970) British philosopher and mathematician Russell, who was born at Trelleck, England, was orphaned at an early age and brought up in the home of his grandfather, the politician Lord… … Scientists
Russell, Bertrand — ▪ British logician and philosopher in full Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell of Kingston Russell, Viscount Amberley of Amberley and of Ardsalla born May 18, 1872, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales died Feb. 2, 1970,… … Universalium
Paradox — For other uses, see Paradox (disambiguation). Further information: List of paradoxes A paradox is a seemingly true statement or group of statements that lead to a contradiction or a situation which seems to defy logic or intuition. Typically,… … Wikipedia
Russell's teapot — part of a series on Bertrand Russell … Wikipedia
paradox — A paradox arises when a set of apparently incontrovertible premises gives unacceptable or contradictory conclusions. To solve a paradox will involve either showing that there is a hidden flaw in the premises, or that the reasoning is erroneous,… … Philosophy dictionary
