A Brief History of the Paradox: Philosophy and the Labyrinths of the Mind

Quantitative changes account for qualitative differences.

When young Augustine asked what God was doing before He made the world, he was told: "Preparing hell for people who ask questions like that."

Infinity is humbling.

Russell chided him for not including the reasoning behind his conclusions. Wittgenstein wondered aloud whether, when lie gave Russell a rose, he should give him the roots as well.

Paradoxes mark fault lines in our common-sense world.