“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful

Re:“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful by mallamanis on Friday June 19, 2015 @11:37AM (#9745471)

So, is this essay also considered harmful by self-reference?

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Re:“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Friday June 19, 2015 @11:55AM (#9745599)

Another possible title: How to Argue Against Yourself For Fun and Profit.

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Re:“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful by jwp729 on Friday June 19, 2015 @01:28PM (#9746333)

Maybe not self-referene but reference to the class to which it belongs, cf. Quine's paradox:

"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

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Re:“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful by emodendroket on Friday June 19, 2015 @01:45PM (#9746444)

Did you really not see the part of the article at the very beginning addressing this?

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Re:“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful by amelius on Friday June 19, 2015 @11:46AM (#9745539)

Yes, it is considered harmful to the "Considered Harmful" essays.

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