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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

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Number of Pages456 Pages

Publication NameLaw of Non-Contradiction : New Philosophical Essays

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

SubjectGeneral, Logic

TypeTextbook

AuthorJ. C. Beall

Subject AreaPhilosophy

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ReviewsSince dialetheism has, in recent years, scrounged its way from being a view easily defeated by the dreaded incredulous stare to being a major (but still sometimes ignored) contender in the contest for an adequate logical account of the semantic and set-theoretic paradoxes (or an adequate logical theory in general), the volume is to be commended merely for its existence. The fact that it contains, not just a number of good philosophers taking this view seriously, but also a lot of seriously good philosophy increases its worth. . . . The volume begins with an...., "...the volume is to be commended merely for its existence. The fact that it contains, not just a number of good philosophers taking this view seriously, but also a lot of seriously good philosophy increases its worth...one wonders why it has taken so long for such an excellent volume to appear." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ..."the volume is to be commended merely for its existence. The fact that it contains, not just a number of good philosophers taking this view seriously, but also a lot of seriously good philosophy increases its worth...one wonders why it has taken so long for such an excellent volume to appear." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, continued........... excellent introduction by JC Beall. . . . As a survey of a difficult subject, Beall's introduction is a tour-de-force and should be required reading for anyone interested in true contradictions or the philosophy of logic more generally. . . . once one views dialetheism as a natural companion to other, supposedly more 'traditional' views such as classicism, intuitionism, and gappy logics, one wonders why it has taken so long for such an excellent volume toappear.

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Table Of ContentIntroduction: At the Intersection of Truth and FalsityPart I: Setting up the Debate1. What's So Bad About Contradictions?Part II: What is the LNC?2. On the Formalization of the Law of Non-Contradiction3. What is a Contradiction?4. Laws of Non-Contradiction, Laws of the Excluded Middle, and Logics5. Option Negation and Dialetheias6. Conjunction and ContradictionPart III: Methodological Issues in the Debate7. Diagnosing Dialetheism8. Knowledge and Non-Contradiction9. Logical Non-Apriorism and the 'Law' of Non-Contradiction10. Letters to Beall and Priest11. Holism and the Revision of LogicPart IV: Against the LNC12. True and False - As If13. The Philosophical Basis of What? The Anti-Realist Route to Dialetheism14. To Pee and not to Pee? Could That Be the Question? (Further Reflections of the Dog)15. Realism and Dialetheism16. Semantic Dialetheism17. Ramsey's DialetheismPart V: For the LNC18. The Barber, Russell's Paradox, Catch-22, God, Contradiction, and More19. A Critique of Dialetheism20. Simple Truth, Contradiction, and Consistency21. An Anti-Realist Critique of Dialetheism22. There Are No True Contradictions23. In Defence of the Law of Non-Contradiction

SynopsisThe Law of Non-Contradiction - that no contradiction can be true - has been a seemingly unassailable dogma since the work of Aristotle. It is an assumption challenged from a variety of angles in this collection of original papers. Twenty-three of the world's leading experts investigate the 'law', considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy of logical principles. The result is abalanced inquiry into a venerable principle of logic, one that raises questions at the very centre of logic itself., The Law of Non-Contradiction -- that no contradiction can be true -- has been a seemingly unassailable dogma since the work of Aristotle, in Book G of the Metaphysics . It is an assumption challenged from a variety of angles in this collection of original papers. Twenty-three of the world's leading experts investigate the "law," considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy of logical principles. The result is a balanced inquiry into a venerable principle of logic, one that raises questions at the very center of logic itself. The aim of this volume is to present a comprehensive debate about the Law of Non-Contradiction, from discussions as to how the law is to be understood, to reasons for accepting or re-thinking the law, and to issues that raise challenges to the law, such as the Liar Paradox, and a "dialetheic" resolution of that paradox. The editors contribute an introduction which surveys the issues and serves to frame the debate, and a useful bibliography offering a guide to further reading. This volume will be of interest to anyone working on philosophical logic, and to anyone who has ever wondered about the status of logical laws and about how one might proceed to mount arguments for or against them., The Law of Non-Contradiction - that no contradiction can be true - has been a seemingly unassailable dogma since the work of Aristotle, in Book G of the Metaphysics. It is an assumption challenged from a variety of angles in this collection of original papers. Twenty-three of the world's leading experts investigate the 'law', considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy of logical principles. The result is a balanced inquiry into a venerable principle of logic, one that raises questions at the very centre of logic itself. The aim of this volume is to present a comprehensive debate about the Law of Non-Contradiction, from discussions as to how the law is to be understood, to reasons for accepting or re-thinking the law, and to issues that raise challenges to the law, such as the Liar Paradox, and a 'dialetheic' resolution of that paradox. The editors contribute an introduction which surveys the issues and serves to frame the debate, and a useful bibliography offering a guide to further reading.This volume will be of interest to anyone working on philosophical logic, and to anyone who has ever wondered about the status of logical laws and about how one might proceed to mount arguments for or against them., The Law of Non-Contradiction - that no contradiction can be true - has been a seemingly unassailable dogma since the work of Aristotle, in Book G of the Metaphysics. It is an assumption challenged from a variety of angles in this collection of original papers. Twenty-three of the world's leading experts investigate the 'law', considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy oflogical principles. The result is a balanced inquiry into a venerable principle of logic, one that raises questions at the very centre of logic itself. The aim of this volume is to present a comprehensivedebate about the Law of Non-Contradiction, from discussions as to how the law is to be understood, to reasons for accepting or re-thinking the law, and to issues that raise challenges to the law, such as the Liar Paradox, and a 'dialetheic' resolution of that paradox. The editors contribute an introduction which surveys the issues and serves to frame the debate, and a useful bibliography offering a guide to further reading.This volume will be of interest to anyone working onphilosophical logic, and to anyone who has ever wondered about the status of logical laws and about how one might proceed to mount arguments for or against them.

LC Classification NumberBC199.C6