Logical Studies

The historical course of the development of Dialetheism from ancient times until now

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Authors

Gholam Ali Hashemifar 1
Mahdi Azimi 2

1 Graduated with a master's degree in philosophy and Islamic theology, University of Tehran

2 associate professor, faculty member of the Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, University of Tehran

https://doi.org/10.30465/lsj.2025.48491.1466
Abstract
Even though the principle of non-contradiction is one of the most important principles governing philosophy, especially since the time of Aristotle, some people have gone against this principle and challenged it. The present study mainly aims to show the historical course of the dialethism and the solutions provided by
the dialetheists to believe in the possibility of the sum of contradictions from ancient times until now. The present study aims to show the historical course of the dialethism and the solutions presented by the dialetheists to believe in the possibility of the sum of contradictions. The main problem of this research is that what arguments and solutions have the prominent opponents of the principle of refusal of contradiction presented for their point of view, and it has used the descriptive method and critical analysis to reach the answer to this problem. In order to outline the thought process of defense of dialethism, first the background of the principle of non-contradiction is examined. Then, dialethism and its relationship with trivialism will be discussed, and after that, the background dialethism from ancient Greece to modern times will be reported in detail. The explanation of the logic of dialethism will be the end of this work.

Keywords

Principle of non-contradiction
Logid of the dialetheist
Trivialism
History of dialetheism
Quran


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Logical Studies
Volume 15, Issue 2
March 2025
Pages 119-143

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