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Priest Advocates And Defends The View That There Are True Contradictions (dialetheism), A Perspective That Flies In The Face Of Orthodoxy In Western Philosophy Since Aristole And Remains At The Centre Of Philosophical Debate. This Edition Contains The Author's Reflections On Developments Since 1987.
This work investigates the philosophical validity of dialetheism, the proposition that certain contradictions are true. Graham Priest, a prominent logician and philosopher, utilizes formal logic and historical analysis to challenge the Aristotelian law of non-contradiction. He constructs a rigorous framework to demonstrate how a consistent logical system can accommodate true contradictions without collapsing into triviality.
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Experts recognize this text as a foundational document for the study of paraconsistent logic and dialetheism. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density, requiring a strong background in symbolic logic to fully grasp the arguments presented.
Page Count:
327
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191718823
ISBN-13:
9780191718823
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