Unity, Truth and the Liar - The Modern Relevance of Medieval Solutions to the Liar Paradox (English, Latin, Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Andinmy haste, I said: "Allmenare Liars" 1 -Psalms 116:11 The Original Lie Philosophical analysis often reveals and seldom solves paradoxes. To quote Stephen Read: A paradox arises when an unacceptable conclusion is supported by a plausible argument from apparently acceptable premises. [...] So three di?erent reactions to the paradoxes are possible: to show that the r- soning is fallacious; or that the premises are not true after all; or that 2 the conclusion can in fact be accepted. There are sometimes elaborate ways to endorse a paradoxical conc- sion. One might be prepared to concede that indeed there are a number of grains that make a heap, but no possibility to know this number. However, some paradoxes are more threatening than others; showing the conclusiontobeacceptableisnotaseriousoption,iftheacceptanceleads to triviality. Among semantic paradoxes, the Liar (in any of its versions) 3 o?ers as its conclusion a bullet no one would be willing to bite. One of the most famous versions of the Liar Paradox was proposed by Epimenides, though its attribution to the Cretan poet and philosopher has only a relatively recent history. It seems indeed that Epimenides was mentioned neither in ancient nor in medieval treatments of the Liar 1 Jewish Publication Society translation. 2 Read [1].

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, 8
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	November 2008
Editors:	Shahid Rahman • Tero Tulenheimo • Emmanuel Genot
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	338
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-8467-6
Languages:	English • Latin
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	1-4020-8467-6
Barcode:	9781402084676

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