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Paradoxical Philosopher Crossword Clue

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noun

• ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)

• ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC)

24%5Paradoxical sarcasm
noun

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

• a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

24%5 Some paradoxical questions
noun

• a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

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New York Times21 Aug 1994 Down 102
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