Hempel's paradox is not an actual cognitive problem

Abstract

The paradox of the black ravens proposed by Carl Hempel is a problem if it is analyzed from standard logic. This is so because the equivalences in that logic can lead one to think that individuals should carry out certain actions that they do not usually do. In this paper, I show that, if we assume frameworks other than standard logic, the problem disappears, since those same actions are not expected. In particular, I use as examples two approaches: that of Stoic logic and that of the mental models theory.