Goldstein, Laurence (2004) The Barber, Russell's Paradox, Catch-22, God, Contradiction and much more. In: Priest, Graham and Beall, J.C. and Armour-Garb, Bradley, eds. The Law of Non-Contradiction:New Philosophical Essays. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 295-313. ISBN 0-19-926517-8. (KAR id:1197)
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Abstract
Wittgenstein speaks of the ‘superstitious dread and veneration by mathematicians in face of a contradiction’ and recommends that, instead of adopting this attitude, people might have wanted to produce a contradiction and ‘would be glad to lead their lives in the neighbourhood of a contradiction’ Gödel thought such remarks ‘nonsense’ and few authors have dissented from that verdict. Perhaps the most striking claim Wittgenstein makes (and defends both early and late) is that contradictions are not false. This paper seeks to defend Wittgenstein’s outrageous view, and to show its relevance to solving a variety of logico-semantical paradoxes.
Item Type: | Book section |
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BC Logic |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages |
Depositing User: | Maureen Nunn |
Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2007 18:47 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 09:40 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/1197 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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