Second Socratic Paradox/Historical Note

Historical Note on the Second Socratic Paradox

The Second Socratic Paradox supposedly originated from Epimenides of Knossos, who raised it in the $6$th century BCE in the form:

All Cretans are liars.

This is known as the Epimenides Paradox.

In the basic stripped-down form as presented here, it is usually attributed to Eubulides of Miletus.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): liar paradox
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): liar paradox
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