[lit-ideas] If I'm not mistaken
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:38:36 EDT
The script in Woody Allen's film has this dialogue with Paul Bates, an
intellectual lecturing at Sorbonne (played brilliantly by Welsh actor, M.
Sheen):
"If I'm not mistaken, ..."
he prefaces EACH of his utterances. This gives him an air of guarded
intellectuality that charms Carla Bruni, who is also in the film.
Consider Speranza's paradox:
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm mistaken"
This should be distinguished from GEARY's paradox:
"If I'm mistaken, I'm not mistaken".
Symbolise both and reach conclusions to surprise me.
Cheers,
Speranza
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