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a)What is x? 1)x is small; x+1 is big 2)x is the first uninteresting number (Chaitin) 3)x the first number not nameable in under ten words (Berry) 4)x is an infinite collection b)All generalisations are dangerous (this one too!)(?Duhem) c)the story of Corax (= sophist/teacher in rhetorics) and Tisias (a student of Corax): >Tisias refuses to pay his teacher >they go to the court to settle their issue >Tisias' defence: if I win this case... then it's clear that I'm innocent if I loose -> it's clear that I have had no lessons in rhetorics from the great Corax (if I had, I surely would haven won) Therefore it's clear that no matter what the outcome is I should remain unpunished >Corax claims: If I win this case...
Approximate Word count = 390
Approximate Pages = 1.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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