The Liar paradox raises foundational questions about logic, language,
and truth (and semantic notions in general). A simple Liar sentence
like 'This sentence is false' appears to be both true and false if it
is either true or false. For if the sentence is true, then what it
says is the case; but what it says is that it is false, hence it must
be false. On the other hand, if the statement is false, then it is
true, since it says (only) that it is false. How, then, should we
classify Liar sentences? Are they true or false? A natural suggestion
would be that Liars are neither true nor false; that is, they fall
into a category beyond truth and falsity. This solution might resolve
the initial problem, but it beckons the Liar's revenge. A sentence
that says of itself only that it is false or beyond truth and falsity
will, in effect, bring back the initial problem. The Liar's revenge is
a witness to the hydra-like nature of Liars: in dealing with one Liar
you often bring about another. JC Beall presents fourteen new essays
and an extensive introduction, which examine the nature of the Liar
paradox and its resistance to any attempt to solve it. Written by some
of the world's leading experts in the field, the papers in this volume
will be an important resource for those working in truth studies,
philosophical logic, and philosophy of language, as well as those with
an interest in formal semantics and metaphysics.
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New Essays on the Paradox
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ISBN
9780191528507
Publisert
2020
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1. utgave
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Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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