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Ep. 42 - Truth and Paraconsistent Logic

Patterson in Pursuit
Patterson in Pursuit
Episode • Jan 29, 2017 • 1h 9m

What is truth? Can we know anything about it? Is truth about propositions, or is it about the world?

Can a proposition be true and false at the same time? What about the infamous liar's paradox?

My guest this week thinks that logical contradictions are unavoidable - but also that they aren't as big a deal as classical logicians make them out to be. I think contradictions are a very big deal, so naturally, we have a great discussion.



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