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User seeks precise understanding of Curry's Paradox and self-reference

The user is seeking a more precise understanding of mathematical logic concepts, specifically Curry's Paradox. They are struggling with the self-referential nature of formal logic and theorems by Lob, Tarski, Kripke, and Godel. The user provides an example of Curry's Paradox involving a conditional statement and its implication, noting that self-reference appears to be the core issue. AI

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User seeks precise understanding of Curry's Paradox and self-reference

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · David Litman ·

    Insights into Curry's Paradox?

    <p><span>Hi,</span></p><p><span>I am trying to more precisely understand some ideas in mathematical logic and find myself drowning a bit in self referential formal logic and theorems by Lob, Tarski, Kripke, Godel... </span></p><p><span>Looking at Curry's Paradox:</span></p><p><br…