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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sg-smu-ink.soss_research-12582017-04-13T09:07:23Z Inconsistency and Contradiction WILLIAMS, John N. 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. 1981-10-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/259 info:doi/10.1093/mind/XC.360.600 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1258/viewcontent/InconsistencyContradiction_1981.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Philosophy |
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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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