Doubt Truth to be a Liar - Couverture souple

Priest, Graham

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199238510 ISBN 13 : 9780199238514

Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Synopsis

The Law of Non-Contradiction has been high orthodoxy in Western philosophy since Aristotle. The so-called Law has been the subject of radical challenge in recent years by dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are indeed true. Many philosophers have taken the Law to be central to many of our most important philosophical concepts. In Doubt Truth to be a Liar, Graham Priest mounts the case against this. Starting with an analysis of Aristotle on the Law, he discusses the nature of truth, or rationality, or negation, and of logic itself, and argues that the Law is inessential to all of these things. The book takes off from Priest's earlier book, In Contradiction (a second edition of which is also published by OUP), developing its themes largely without recourse to formal logic. The book is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand dialetheism; (especially) for anyone who wishes to continue to endorse the old Aristotelian orthodoxy; and more generally, for anyone who wishes to understand the role that contradiction plays in our thinking.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Review from previous edition This wide-ranging book is divided into four Parts: Truth, Negation, Rationality and Logic. Priest's discussion of these topics is centered around their bearing on his doctrine of dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are true; but the discussions are of great interest independent of dialetheism. The quality of the discussion is generally very high, and the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the central questions of the philosophy of logic. . . . I found this a thoroughly stimulating book. I recommend it with great enthusiasm. (Hartry Field, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Graham Priest is Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melobourne, and Arché Professorial Fellow at the University of St Andrews

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, USA
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199238510
• ISBN 13: 9780199238514
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226