Word: paradoxe
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...computers push their way further into every nook and cranny of America's complex economy, these experiences underline a paradox that has long puzzled almost everybody who comes into contact with thinking machines. Computers help all sorts of people do their jobs faster and more efficiently. Many enthusiasts expect the machines to transform the American economy and society as completely as the internal-combustion engine and electric power did, beginning roughly a century ago. But why is there so little hard numerical evidence that this is happening? In particular, if computers are sparking a new industrial revolution, why have...
...before in this era of nonvoting has a midterm election turned into a referendum on a question as grave as impeachment. And so there is reason to believe that if Congress moves toward impeachment, many Americans will feel betrayed. An impeachment-bound Congress may find itself trapped in a paradox: by following the imperatives of our democratic process, it undermines its popular legitimacy...
Seniors notice the paradox...
...most poignant of all confrontations with truth is confession. Yet in his nationally televised confrontation with truth, Clinton revealed a notion of truth as endlessly self-reflecting as a fun-house mirror. It has the vertiginous feel of Epimenides' paradox, which (in one version) reads, "All Cretans are liars. I am a Cretan. Therefore I am a liar." (But, of course, if I am a liar, I'm lying about being a liar, and thus I'm not.) The lies-feeding-lies circularity is deeply disturbing. You feel you can never climb...
...what he was when we all first came to know of him. Does anyone recall Gennifer Flowers? What did we expect? The man is highly flawed and clearly captivated by power--but somewhere inside him, he is also a sincere and good leader. Yes, it's a very difficult paradox. BRUCE LANDRY Milford...