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Moore's paradox

philosophical paradox concerning the apparent absurdity involved in asserting a sentence like "It is raining, but I do not believe that it is raining" or "It is raining, but I believe that it is not raining"
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Moore's paradox

Summary

Moore's paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #46 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moore's paradox authored G. E. Moore[3].
  • Moore's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].
  • 1942 marks the founding of Moore's paradox[5].

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Definition and Type

Moore's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].

Origins

1942 marks the founding of Moore's paradox[5].

Why It Matters

Moore's paradox draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #46 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

G. E. Moore

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  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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