Why and How to Be a Dialetheist
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12697/spe.2008.1.2.05Keywords:
dialethism, paraconsistency, semantic paradox, liar, assertionAbstract
In the first part the paper rehearses the main arguments why to be a dialetheist (i.e. why to assume that some contradictions are true). Dialetheism, however, has been criticised as irrational or self-refutating. Therefore the second part of the paper outlines one way to make dialetheism rational assertable. True contradictions turn out to be both believable and assertable. The argument proceeds by setting out basic principles of assertion and denial, and employing bivalent truth value operators.
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