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In this paper we concentrate on the nature of the liar paradox asa cognitive entity; a consistently testable configuration of properties. We elaborate further on a quantum mechanical model (Aerts, Broekaert and 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.
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Aerts, D., Broekaert, J. & Smets, S. The Liar-paradox in a Quantum Mechanical Perspective. Foundations of Science 4, 115–132 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009610326206
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