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Russell's paradox

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Paradox demonstrating that naive set comprehension leads to contradiction; motivated development of formal set theory.

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Infinity, Paradoxes, Gödel Incompleteness & the Mathematical Multiverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #488

Infinity, Paradoxes, Gödel Incompleteness & the Mathematical Multiverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #488

Lex Fridman

Paradox demonstrating that naive set comprehension leads to contradiction; motivated development of formal set theory.