Wyclif and Paul of Venice on the liar paradox: a comparison [r-libre/3502]

Morneau-Guérin, Frédéric (2024). Wyclif and Paul of Venice on the liar paradox: a comparison [review of the book from Conti, Alessandro D.]. Mathematical Reviews.

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Abstract:	That there is some sort of baffling logical short circuit to be found within sentences like `I am lying' or `this sentence is false' has been noted frequently and discussed abundantly throughout the history of human thought, notably by the Megarian school of philosophy. Late medieval authors were the first to consider the liar paradox as a veritable antinomy (in which the contradiction is deduced from reasoning which does not violate any logical principle and must therefore be judged valid) and to treat it accordingly. In this paper, the author considers two different medieval solutions to the paradox: (1) the one proposed by English Catholic priest and scholastic philosopher John Wyclif (ca. 1330–1384) in Chapter Eight of the third treatise of his Logicae Continuatio; and (2) the one developed by Italian Augustinian philosopher and theologian Paul of Venice (1369–1429) in the fifteenth treatise of the second part of his Logica Magna.
Additional Information:	© Copyright American Mathematical Society 2024
Depositor:	Morneau-Guérin, Frédéric
Owner / Manager:	Frédéric Morneau-Guérin
Deposited:	26 Nov 2024 13:55
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2026 06:15

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