Comments | em_angharad: Desperately seeking set theory

em_angharad

Desperately seeking set theory

Dec 06, 2005 12:49

If anyone understands the axiom of separation and, more particularly, how it resolves the barber paradox and can explain about it in the next half hour or so, I'd be ever so grateful. Barber paradox follows ( Read more... )

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theodosia December 6 2005, 18:11:13 UTC

I suppose it being a lady barber is right out, huh? That is my Kobayashi Maru answer to this question, anyway.

em_angharad December 6 2005, 18:19:41 UTC

That's why I changed it from "shave" to "cuts hair". Nice try, lady.

mearagrrl December 6 2005, 20:02:13 UTC

But...the barber both cuts his own hair, AND has the barber cut his hair. So...it doesn't not work.

spectralbovine December 7 2005, 02:40:49 UTC

Yeah, but he only cuts the hair of people who don't cut their own hair. Being a person who is cutting his own hair, HE CANNOT CUT HIS OWN HAIR OW PARADOX.

mearagrrl December 7 2005, 02:49:31 UTC

Well, sure, if you wanna look at it like that. Or you can be all obtruse about it, and say "He doesn't cut his own hair. The barber cuts it!"

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