Unity, Truth and the Liar - The Modern Relevance of Medieval Solutions to the Liar Paradox (English, Latin, Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)

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
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, 8
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2008
Editors:	Shahid Rahman • Tero Tulenheimo • Emmanuel Genot
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	338
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-7888-9
Languages:	English • Latin
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	90-481-7888-6
Barcode:	9789048178889

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