- In
traditional logic, a
contradiction occurs when a
proposition conflicts either with
itself or
established fact. It is
often used as a tool to detect...
- In logic,
proof by
contradiction is a form of
proof that
establishes the
truth or the
validity of a
proposition by
showing that ****uming the proposition...
- On
Contradiction (simplified Chinese: 矛盾论;
traditional Chinese: 矛盾論; pinyin: Máodùn Lùn; lit. 'To
Discuss Contradiction') is a 1937
essay by the Chinese...
- law of non-
contradiction (LNC) (also
known as the law of
contradiction,
principle of non-
contradiction (PNC), or the
principle of
contradiction)
states that...
- Christians.
Contradiction comes from the
Latin contra, "against", and dicere, "to speak".
According to
Catholic tradition, a sign of
contradiction points to...
- A
performative contradiction (German:
performativer Widerspruch)
arises when the
making of an
utterance rests on
necessary presuppositions that contradict...
- scenarios:
Proof by
contradiction: ****ume (for
contradiction) that ¬ A {\displaystyle \neg A} is true. Use this ****umption to
prove a
contradiction. It follows...
- self-
contradiction. As a
rhetorical device, an
oxymoron illustrates a
point to
communicate and
reveal a paradox. A
general meaning of "
contradiction in...
-
exist simultaneously and
persist over time. They
result in "persistent
contradiction between interdependent elements"
leading to a
lasting "unity of opposites"...
- paradox, or time
travel paradox, is a paradox, an
apparent contradiction, or
logical contradiction ****ociated with the idea of time
travel or
other foreknowledge...
