Eubulides of Miletus Quotes on Truth
Eubulides of Miletus was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school and a contemporary and vigorous critic of Aristotle. This page collects quotes attributed to Eubulides of Miletus on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus:
“If a man says he is lying, does he speak truly or falsely?”
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Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus:
“When does a heap cease to be a heap if you take grains away one by one?”
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Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus:
“What you have not lost, you still have; you have not lost horns; therefore you have horns.”
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Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus:
“The bald man's first lost hair did not make him bald; one further hair cannot do so either.”
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Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus:
“Logic must guard against the seductions of ordinary speech.”