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In what sense is the no-no paradox a paradox?

Authors :
Hsiung, Ming
Source :
Philosophical Studies. Jun2022, Vol. 179 Issue 6, p1915-1937. 23p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Cook regards Sorenson's so-called 'the no-no paradox' as only a kind of 'meta-paradox' or 'quasi-paradox' because the symmetry principle that Sorenson imposes on the paradox is meta-theoretic. He rebuilds this paradox at the object-language level by replacing the symmetry principle with some 'background principles governing the truth predicate'. He thus argues that the no-no paradox is a 'new type of paradox' in that its paradoxicality depends on these principles. This paper shows that any theory (not necessarily meeting Cook's background principles) is inconsistent with the T-schema instances for the no-no sentences, plus the T-schema instance for a Curry sentence associated with the symmetry of the no-no sentences. It turns out that the no-no paradox still depends on the problematic instances of the T-schema in a way that the liar paradox does. What distinguishes the no-no paradox is the T-schema instance for the above Curry sentence, which encodes Sorensen's symmetry principle at the object-language level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00318116
Volume :
179
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Philosophical Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
157667725
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01738-6