Logic Without Gaps or Gluts: How to Solve the Paradoxes Without Sacrificing Classical Logic

This book offers a defense against non-classical approaches to paradoxes, arguing that classical solutions fare better than non-classical ones with respect to key tests like Currys Paradox. The author presents a non-logically-revisionary solution to the paradoxes, rejecting objections and comparing the virtues of his approach with those of the paraconsistent and paracomplete competition.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 189 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This book provides a robust defense against non-classical approaches to paradoxes. The author argues that, despite appearances, the paradoxes offer no compelling reason to reject classical logic. In fact, he contends that classical solutions surpass non-classical ones in terms of key tests such as Currys Paradox, a Liar-like paradox that dialetheists are compelled to resolve in a manner entirely distinct from their solution to the Liar.

Graham Priest's In Contradiction was the pioneering work that championed the use of non-classical approaches. Since then, these views have gained widespread acceptance within the philosophical community. A significant factor driving this movement is the perception that these logically heterodox solutions provide a more direct and insightful understanding of the paradoxes. They avoid the ad hoc nature of many other solutions, offering a more coherent and logical framework.

The author believes that it is high time for a response to the attacks against classical orthodoxy. He presents a non-logically revisionary solution to the paradoxes.

This title employs a literal interpretation of the disquotation metaphor. While the specific details of the view may be novel, the idea has historical roots in the relevant literature. The author meticulously examines objections and systematically rejects each one. He concludes by comparing the merits of his logically orthodox approach with those of the paraconsistent and paracomplete competitors.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030946265
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022