Re:Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism
by goodpoint on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:26AM
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The "paradox" is only that people incorrectly assume that an inclusive society accepts all sort of behaviors.
It is in no way a real paradox.
I thought all paradoxes were based on incorrect assumptions of one kind or another.
What makes one paradox real while another is not?
Re:Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism
by goodpoint on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:04PM
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No, a paradox is a contradiction in itself, like the famous "this sentence is false": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox
As I understand it, there is not a single clear definition of what is meant when we say that something is true. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, seems to list at least five major schools of thought on the subject.[1]
So, given "This sentence is false" it seems to me that there must be assumptions behind it that cause us to perceive it as a paradox.
Interested in your thoughts, if you wish to say more.
I have a hard time imagining that that's what Popper meant.