Inconsistency and Contradiction
Inconsistency and contradiction are important concepts. Unfortunately, they are easily confused. A proposition or belief which is inconsistent is one which is self- contradictory and vice-versa. Moreover two propositions or beliefs which are contradictories are inconsistent with each other. Nonethel...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
1981
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/259 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1258/viewcontent/InconsistencyContradiction_1981.pdf |
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| Summary: | Inconsistency and contradiction are important concepts. Unfortunately, they are easily confused. A proposition or belief which is inconsistent is one which is self- contradictory and vice-versa. Moreover two propositions or beliefs which are contradictories are inconsistent with each other. Nonetheless it is a mistake to suppose that inconsistency is the same as contradiction. |
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