A Temporal Perspective on the Paradox of Pinocchio's Nose

Abstract

The Paradox of Pinocchio's Nose was first proposed on February 2001 by 11-year-old Veronique Eldridge-Smith, the daughter of Peter Eldridge-Smith, who wrote an article in the journal Analysis. It was often proclaimed to be another version of the liar paradox, but this paper finds the paradox valid. However, as with most logic paradoxes when faced with real life and AI solutions, the paradox turns out valid for only a short period of time.

Author Biography

Matjaz Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute

Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems, Cognitive Sciences, Intelligent Agents

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Authors

  • Matjaz Gams Jozef Stefan Institute
  • Eva Černčič University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
  • Angelo Montanari Università degli Studi di Udine Polo Scientifico Rizzi Univerza, Udine UD, Italy

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Published

09/12/2016

How to Cite

Gams, M., Černčič, E., & Montanari, A. (2016). A Temporal Perspective on the Paradox of Pinocchio’s Nose. Informatica, 40(3). Retrieved from https://www.informatica.si/index.php/informatica/article/view/1215

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Position papers

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