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A '''paradox''' is a true statement or group of statements that appears as a contradiction or a situation which defies [[intuition]]; or, inversely, it can be a contradiction that actually expresses a non-dual [[truth]] (cf. [[Koan]]). Typically, either the statements in question do not really imply the contradiction, the puzzling result is not really a contradiction, or the premises themselves are not all really true or cannot all be true together. The word ''paradox'' is often used interchangeably with ''contradiction''.  Often, mistakenly, it is used to describe situations that are [[irony|ironic]].

A '''paradox''' is a true statement or group of statements that appears as a contradiction or a situation which defies [[intuition]]; or, inversely, it can be a contradiction that actually expresses a non-dual [[truth]] (cf. [[Koan]]). Typically, either the statements in question do not really imply the contradiction, the puzzling result is not really a contradiction, or the premises themselves are not all really true or cannot all be true together. The word ''paradox'' is often used interchangeably with ''contradiction''.  Often, mistakenly, it is used to describe situations that are [[irony|ironic]].

Paradoxes in [[economics]] tend to be the veridical type, typically counterintuitive outcomes of economic theory. In [[literature]] a paradox can be any contradictory or obviously untrue statement, which resolves itself upon later inspection.

Paradoxes in [[economics]] tend to be the veridical type, typically counterintuitive outcomes of economic theory. In [[literature]] a paradox can be any contradictory or obviously untrue statement, which resolves itself upon later inspection.

 

==Logical paradox==

==Logical paradox==

Common themes in paradoxes include [[self-reference]], the [[infinite]], circular definitions, and confusion of [[reason]]ing levels.

Common themes in paradoxes include [[self-reference]], the [[infinite]], circular definitions, and confusion of [[reason]]ing levels.