A Brief Prehistory of Philosophical Paraconsistency

Authors

  • William H. F. Altman Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2010v14n1p1

Abstract

In celebration of Newton da Costa’s place in the history of paraconsistency, this paper considers the use and abuse of deliberate self-contradiction. Beginning with Parmenides, developed by Plato, and continued by Cicero, an ancient philosophical tradition used deliberately paraconsistent discourses to reveal the truth. In modern times, decisionism has used deliberate self-contradiction against Judeo-Christian revelation.

Published

2010-01-05

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