[Bups-dis] On the nature of philosophical problems

[Ronald King]

Hello Lishan,
Chesterton said that a paradox is truth standing on its head to demand attention. Chambers dictionary says that a paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself. A good example would be the Gilbertian paradox from Pirates of Penzance when a man is twenty years old on his fifth birthday. He was of course born on 29th February in leap year.

It looks to me as if all paradoxes are philosophical problems. How about the problem you have set us? Must all philosophical puzzles take the form of a paradox? This has no contdadictory content therefor it is not a paradox.
Therefor ................

Highest Regards,

Ron King