I've always felt that something was just wrong with the liar statement, really. An Ouroboros eating its own tail. Same with, maybe we should call it, the truthful statement. I am actually quite proud of the idea I suggested, since it does hinge on the way it self refers without just disallowing self referential statements, which I agree are sensible, just that the liar (and truthful) in my opinion are not.
Are there any philosophers you know of that explicate a similar idea to the one I sketched out about the liar (or also thought that "the truthful" was similarly interesting)? I have a comp sci background, so the angle I was coming at the problem thinking of it similar to a variable and evaluating it. So maybe if anyone actually outlined a similar solution it would be a modern analytic philosopher. I would also be interested in if there is any critique of the solution I have outlined.
I've always felt that…
I've always felt that something was just wrong with the liar statement, really. An Ouroboros eating its own tail. Same with, maybe we should call it, the truthful statement. I am actually quite proud of the idea I suggested, since it does hinge on the way it self refers without just disallowing self referential statements, which I agree are sensible, just that the liar (and truthful) in my opinion are not.
Are there any philosophers you know of that explicate a similar idea to the one I sketched out about the liar (or also thought that "the truthful" was similarly interesting)? I have a comp sci background, so the angle I was coming at the problem thinking of it similar to a variable and evaluating it. So maybe if anyone actually outlined a similar solution it would be a modern analytic philosopher. I would also be interested in if there is any critique of the solution I have outlined.