Trivial Dialetheism and the Logic of Paradox

Journal Title: Logic and Logical Philosophy - Year 2016, Vol 25, Issue 1

Abstract

In this paper we explain that the paraconsistent logic LP (Logic of Paradox) promoted by Graham Priest can only be supported by trivial dialetheists, i.e., those who believe that all sentences are dialetheias.

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Jean-Yves Beziau

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  • EP ID EP201712
  • DOI 10.12775/LLP.2015.022
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Jean-Yves Beziau (2016). Trivial Dialetheism and the Logic of Paradox. Logic and Logical Philosophy, 25(1), 51-56. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-201712