
Peter Cave on Paradoxes
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The Paradox of Reason
Philosophers who are inclined to reflect about these things the very reflection itself can generate the problem because they can reason that it will be utterly irrational to drink of that poison chalice after their intention has been formed. That in itself undermines intention there are a problem here that's rationally you need to be irrational I don't know if you want to hear about the surprise examination power docs but that has a similar structure gone surprise me now it won't be a surprise. The paradoxes are ones in which are reason that can actually undermine the process of thought and bring in a contradiction that wouldn't otherwise be apparent.
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