political-philosophy
Original: political-philosophy on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Caption (top of panel): LOGIC PUZZLES ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AMONG POLITICAL PHILOSOPHERS.
Professor (a balding man in a suit and tie, standing in profile at a chalkboard, holding a piece of chalk): YOU ARRIVE AT A MYSTERIOUS CASTLE, FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHOSE STATEMENTS ARE ALWAYS FALSE. WHICH ONE DO YOU VOTE FOR?
On the chalkboard, a small drawing of a castle and the logic notation: ∀x(x ∈ S) → isLiar(x) = T
Votey:
Handwritten note: Today's castle drawing based on the one from Super Mario Bros 1
Professor (a balding man in a suit and tie, standing in profile at a chalkboard, holding a piece of chalk): YOU ARRIVE AT A MYSTERIOUS CASTLE, FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHOSE STATEMENTS ARE ALWAYS FALSE. WHICH ONE DO YOU VOTE FOR?
On the chalkboard, a small drawing of a castle and the logic notation: ∀x(x ∈ S) → isLiar(x) = T
Votey:
Handwritten note: Today's castle drawing based on the one from Super Mario Bros 1
Alt text
A balding professor in a suit stands in profile at a green chalkboard, holding chalk. The caption above reads: 'Logic puzzles are a little different among political philosophers.' He says, 'You arrive at a mysterious castle, filled with people whose statements are always false. Which one do you vote for?' On the chalkboard is a small drawing of a castle and the formal-logic notation '∀x(x ∈ S) → isLiar(x) = T' — a riff on the classic knights-and-liars puzzle, twisted so that the goal is to elect one of the perpetual liars. Votey (aftercomic): a handwritten note in a hand-drawn frame reading, 'Today's castle drawing based on the one from Super Mario Bros 1.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.