Second Socratic Paradox/Historical Note

Historical Note on the Second Socratic Paradox

The Second Socratic Paradox supposedly originated from Epimenides of Knossos, who raised it in the $6$th century BCE in the form:

All Cretans are liars.

This is known as the Epimenides Paradox.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): liar paradox
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): liar paradox