tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718590941586269256.post2777428853004633837..comments2023-08-14T21:18:14.796-04:00Comments on Honest Toil: Who First Linked Epimenides to the Semantic Paradoxes?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10838633162146762394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718590941586269256.post-65683758965002720112010-09-04T12:38:51.452-04:002010-09-04T12:38:51.452-04:00Jonathan,
Thanks for tracking these down. I don&...Jonathan, <br /><br />Thanks for tracking these down. I don't know if your Google Books skills are just better than mine or I was hampered by searching for sources that Russell might have drawn from.<br /><br />I find the Bayle reference most promising. It is interesting that it comes from the entry for Euclid. It discusses "le menteur" and notes Diogenes (I think) and Cicero as Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838633162146762394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718590941586269256.post-50044627641800917142010-09-03T18:28:33.583-04:002010-09-03T18:28:33.583-04:00The answer is that lots of other philosophers and ...The answer is that <strong>lots</strong> of other philosophers and logicians made this connection before Russell.<br /><br />The earliest I could confirm for certain in ten minutes of looking on Google books was Pierre Bayle (1740) <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=FKs-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA414&dq=epimenides+logic&hl=en&ei=iHCBTOHHHcL88AbK48mIAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=Jonathan Livengoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361186505929270798noreply@blogger.com