Bootstrap paradox

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Temporal paradox
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ontological_paradox
gptkbp:category Time travel paradoxes
gptkbp:describes A time travel paradox where an object or information exists without a clear point of origin
gptkbp:example A person travels back in time and gives themselves the plans for a time machine
A time traveler gives Shakespeare a copy of Hamlet, and Shakespeare publishes it as his own work
gptkbp:firstDescribed 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bootstrap paradox
gptkbp:involves Causal loop
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Doctor_Who
gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Star_Trek
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Grandfather_paradox
gptkb:Predestination_paradox
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Physics
gptkb:Philosophy_of_time
Science fiction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Time_Travel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7