Paraconsistency is the view that logical contradictions do not imply everything, and dialetheism is the view that some contradictions are actually true. Though both views are currently unorthodox, they have recently been at the centre of a number of debates in logic and metaphysics. In this talk Graham Priest will explain these views, their history, and some of the issues that surround them.
“The imperative of non-contradiction generally produces a coherence in thought that is often at odds with social complexities.”
Yan Suarsana
“Living in contradictions is what we experience every day. Why do we know so little about it?”
Gisela Febel
“The history of Western philosophy can be understood as a sustained engagement with contradiction.”
Norman Sieroka
“At first I thought contradiction was always a relational thing; but the more I ponder it, the more I think contradiction creates relation.”
Ingo H. Warnke
“Join us to create more diversity and plurality in knowledge production.”
Gisela Febel