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2 2=5 (song)
2 + 2 = 5 or two plus two equals five is a mathematical falsehood which is used as an example of a simple logical error that is obvious to anyone familiar with basic arithmetic. The phrase has been used in various contexts since 1728, and is best known from the 1949 dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell. As a theme and as a subject in the arts, the anti-intellectual slogan 2 + 2 = 5 pre-dates Orwell and has produced literature, such as ''Deux et deux font cinq'' (''Two and Two Make Five''), written in 1895 by Alphonse Allais, which is a collection of absurdist short stories; and the 1920 imagist art manifesto ''2 × 2 = 5'' by the poet Vadim Shershenevich. Self-evident truth and self-evident falsehood In establishing the mundane reality of the self-evident truth of 2 + 2 = 4, in ''De Neutralibus et Mediis Libellus'' (1652) Johann Wigand said: "That twice two are four; a man may not lawfully make a doubt of it, because that manner of knowledge is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allais - Deux Et Deux Font Cinq (2+2=5)
Allais is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alphonse Allais (1854–1905), French writer and humorist * David Allais (born 1933), American businessman and inventor * Émile Allais (1912–2012), French alpine ski racer * Jean-Jacques Allais (born 1969), French professional footballer * Lucy Allais, philosopher * Maurice Allais (1911–2010), French economist. * Max Allais, musical artist * Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (1773–1842), French genealogist and littérateur * Pierre Allais (c. 1700–1782), French painter and pastel artist See also * Allais, Kentucky, unincorporated community and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States * Allai (other), Allai, disambiguation * Allais effect, claimed anomalous precession of the plane of oscillation of a pendulum during a solar eclipse * Allais paradox, choice problem designed by Maurice Allais {{surname, Allais French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
