paradoxicality
State of self-contradiction
Paradoxicality is the quality of being paradoxical—containing or embodying contradiction.
A statement has paradoxicality when it seems to undermine itself yet somehow remains true or meaningful: The paradoxicality of the claim that less is more.
The term appears in philosophical and literary criticism when writers want a noun for the abstract property rather than just calling something paradoxical.
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- self-contradictionClaim negating itself
- oxymoronSelf-contradicting phrase device
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- counterintuitiveContrary to expectations
dichotomy · incongruity · absurdity · illogicality · antinomy · contradiction · irreconcilability · impossibility
Greek paradox thinker
- RussellEnglish surname, aristocratic
- infinite regressUnending causal chain
- self-referencePointing to oneself
- bootstrapStart without external resources
Socratic · dialectic · antinomy · koan · thought experiment · Möbius · Escher · recursion
Something unexplained or unknown
- inscrutabilityImpossible to understand
- unfathomabilityImpossibility of being understood
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- bafflementMental state of confusion
inexplicability · puzzlement · confoundment · mystification · bewilderment · impenetrability · incomprehensibility · elusiveness
antithesis
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- self-contradictionClaim negating itself
- oxymoronSelf-contradicting phrase device
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
counterintuitive · dichotomy · incongruity · absurdity · illogicality · antinomy · contradiction · irreconcilability · impossibility · circularity
Zeno
Greek paradox thinker
- RussellEnglish surname, aristocratic
- infinite regressUnending causal chain
- self-referencePointing to oneself
bootstrap · Socratic · dialectic · antinomy · koan · thought experiment · Möbius · Escher · recursion · tautology
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- inscrutabilityImpossible to understand
- unfathomabilityImpossibility of being understood
- perplexityMental state of confusion
bafflement · inexplicability · puzzlement · confoundment · mystification · bewilderment · impenetrability · incomprehensibility · elusiveness · obscurity
paradoxicalityconsistency
Reliable adherence to standards
coherence · logical consistency · self-consistency · straightforwardness · non-contradiction
paradoxicalityobviousness
State of being evident
self-evidence · straightforwardness · simplicity · clarity · transparency