What can we learn from the Pinocchio Paradox?

Basically, his nose would have to grow to make Pinocchio’s statement not a lie, but then it can’t grow otherwise the statement would not be a lie. The Pinocchio paradox was thought of in February 2001 by an 11-year-old called Veronique Eldridge-Smith – the daughter of Peter Eldridge-Smith, who specializes in the philosophy of logic. read more

Obey your parents – Pinocchio was told to go to school, but before he could get there he got side tracked by a puppet show. From there one adventure led to another. Obedience would have kept him out of trouble, but he was a naughty little puppet. read more

We are all aware Pinocchio is a fictional character, and allegedly made of wood when these words were written for the story. We are also all aware that wooden dollies cannot talk. Therefore, there is no paradox to me. read more