Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Graham Priest: Logic, Nothingness, Paradoxes, Truth, Eastern Philosophy, Metaphysics
Apr 15, 2024
Graham Priest, a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York, shares his insights on profound themes like truth, logic, and paradoxes. They discuss the complexities of nothingness and existence, as well as the integration of Eastern philosophical concepts into Western logic. The conversation dives into Zeno's paradoxes and ontological dependence, revealing how our understanding of logic evolves. Listeners will appreciate the exploration of paraconsistent logic and its implications on both mathematics and everyday life.
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Zeno's Arrow Paradox
- Zeno's arrow paradox: at any instant, an arrow in flight occupies a single point, making zero progress.
- Since time comprises instants, the arrow shouldn't move at all, yet we see it does.
Types of Paradoxes
- A paradox is an argument starting with seemingly true premises and valid inferences, yet reaching a false conclusion.
- Paradoxes are either veridical, where the conclusion is ultimately accepted, or falsitical, where the argument is flawed.
Defining Logic
- Logic studies valid inference steps in arguments, not the truth of premises.
- It determines what follows from given assumptions and explains why.
