Question

What is a paradox? Are any of these paradoxes?
"measureless measures"
"the name of a nameless air"
"the stillness is all in the key of that desolate sound" (the sound referring to silence)

Answer 1

Paradox is like an incoherent state that contradicts itself.
A few of the example that i always think of are
I "Agree to disagree" that paradox is a self explanatory statement.
Can you give nothing as a gift?
"oh, god,It's cold like h.ll!"

All those examples are self contradictory due to the opposite use of words to reflect what the statement is.

Answer 2

And yes, those examples you gave are a paradox

Answer 3

I don't think "agree to disagree" is a paradox. A paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself but might be true. Or makes sense until you really THINK about it. Zeno's paradox about the arrow, for instance.

Answer 4

Waterpologoalie, just ask yourself, Can I measure something that's measureless? The paradoxical part is that they both are about measuring, isn't it?

Answer 5

thanks @Artsy_Brian @DonaldRoyMiller

Answer 6

waterpologoalie, are you interested in Zeno's paradox? It's fun, and you WILL come across it in your math class.

Here's a good video on it--

www.youtube/watchv?=EfgVnj-sgcc

Let me know what you think.

Answer 7

www.youtube.com/watchv?=EfgVnj-sgcc

Answer 8

@DonaldRoyMiller thanks I'll check it out!