Truth and Contradiction

Author: Priest G.

Source: The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 50, Number 202, July 2000 , pp. 305-319(15)

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Abstract:

I argue that there is nothing about truth as such that prevents contradictions from being true. I argue this by considering the main standard accounts of truth, and showing that they are quite compatible with the existence of true contradictions. Indeed, in many cases, they are actually friendly to the idea.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0031-8094.2000.00187.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Queensland

Publication date: 2000-07-01