The Liar-paradox in a Quantum Mechanical Perspective

TL;DR

This paper explores the liar paradox through a quantum mechanical model, offering insights into its nature as a cognitive entity and suggesting an effective realistic interpretation of cognitive reality.

Contribution

It applies a quantum mechanical framework to analyze the liar paradox, providing a novel perspective on its cognitive and philosophical implications.

Findings

Supports an effective realistic interpretation of cognitive phenomena

Provides a quantum model for analyzing the liar paradox

Offers philosophical insights into cognitive reality

Abstract

In this paper we concentrate on the nature of the liar paradox as a cognitive entity; a consistently testable configuration of properties. We elaborate further on a quantum mechanical model [Aerts, Broekaert, Smets 1999] that has been proposed to analyze the dynamics involved, and we focus on the interpretation and concomitant philosophical picture. Some conclusions we draw from our model favor an effective realistic interpretation of cognitive reality.