Language is a social construct. It doesn't by itself adhere to the logic of reality, but our closest estimation of it. We can just as well say "This sentence is a paradox" or "This sentence is x" where x means neither true nor false. Bending a language doesn't imply bending the logic itself.
Further, logic itself is culturally informed, and thus a near estimation of reality at best. So if it's a little shabby here and there, it shouldn't raise any alarms.
There. Solved. What was needed was just a little bit of continental philosophy.
Okay, for some reason I always thought his name was "J. C. Beall". But I see you're writing his name "Jc Beall", and I just noticed the same spelling on Brian Leiter's blog. Are the letters "J" and "C" not initials? And if not, how is his name pronounced?
Just to add one more book to your "Advanced Logic" section: Logic for Philosophers, by Theodore Sider.
I wish you had mentioned Yablo's paradox in your video. It's my favorite variation of the Liar Paradox, because it shows that the problem with the Liar is not circularity.
So happy to see others talking about dialetheism on Substack lol
Great list! 👍
Language is a social construct. It doesn't by itself adhere to the logic of reality, but our closest estimation of it. We can just as well say "This sentence is a paradox" or "This sentence is x" where x means neither true nor false. Bending a language doesn't imply bending the logic itself.
Further, logic itself is culturally informed, and thus a near estimation of reality at best. So if it's a little shabby here and there, it shouldn't raise any alarms.
There. Solved. What was needed was just a little bit of continental philosophy.
This is just a series of assertions, not a solution.
What else constitutes a solution?
A funny thing about the liar paradox is that it’s the only true sentence.
Okay, for some reason I always thought his name was "J. C. Beall". But I see you're writing his name "Jc Beall", and I just noticed the same spelling on Brian Leiter's blog. Are the letters "J" and "C" not initials? And if not, how is his name pronounced?
They are initials, but he just goes by 'Jc' for a long time. At this point it has stuck.
Thanks for the video and the reading list!
Just to add one more book to your "Advanced Logic" section: Logic for Philosophers, by Theodore Sider.
I wish you had mentioned Yablo's paradox in your video. It's my favorite variation of the Liar Paradox, because it shows that the problem with the Liar is not circularity.