“One should not think slightingly of the paradoxical; for the paradox is the source of the thinker’s passion, and the thinker without a paradox is like a lover without feeling: a paltry mediocrity.” – Søren Kierkegaard Paradoxes appear in all shapes and forms. Some are simple puzzles of reasoning, while others reveal the foundations of entire scientific disciplines. Many can be solved by careful examination of their hidden assumptions—one or more of which may be...
