5.17.2007
catch-22
Catch-22 is a term coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch-22 ,describing a paradox in a law, regulation or practice
in which one is a victim regardless of the choice he makes.
A familiar example of this circumstance
occurs in the context of job searching.
In moving from school to a career,
one may encounter a Catch-22
where one cannot get a job without work experience,
but one cannot gain experience without a job.
In words, Catch-22 can be expressed as:
"C requires (is implied by) A and B;
If A then not B; If B then not A".
In formal Propositional logic symbolism this can be expressed as
'(A ^ B) => C, where (A => ¬B) and (B => ¬A)'.
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in my context, Catch-22 can be expressed as:
in order to have good health (outcome C),
i must not have recurrence of adhesive i/o (proposition A)
and go for another op (proposition B).
If i have i/o (A) then i can't go for op i.e.(¬B).
But if i go for op (B) then i will (most likely) have recurrence of i/o i.e.(¬A).
Thus i can never have good health (C cannot occur).
...Catch-22 indeed...