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High School A logical problem from Smullyan’s Logical Labyrinths book
@PeroK Well, there's been only the first edition, and it's known to contain many typos and mistakes :-)- pickmenot
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High School A logical problem from Smullyan’s Logical Labyrinths book
No, this is wrong. I think the judge is very clearly specifies which question he asks — by asking it :-) The question obviously contains a self-reference. It’s a logic book after all and we’re meant to take formulations at face value, not to read into it something that’s isn’t there. If it...- pickmenot
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High School A logical problem from Smullyan’s Logical Labyrinths book
Hello I’m going through this book and it contains many puzzles and solutions. I’ve encountered a problem that makes no sense to me. I’d spent a considerable amount of time on it before I finally gave up and looked at the solution, where I discovered essentially the deductions identical to mine...- pickmenot
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