PHILOS 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: A Priori And A Posteriori, False Premise, Eastern Philosophy
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Paradox: premises appear to be true, conclusion appears to be false definition of a paradox, it appears to be valid, appears to be a sound, acceptable argument (all premises are true), but has a false conclusion. It is impossible to have such an argument with true premises and a false conclusion: problematic, so at least one of the 3 appearances must be misleading. Ways to resolve a paradox: reject-a-premise strategy: >find a false premise- a premise that appears to be true, but is really false: accept-the-conclusion strategy: > explain why the conclusion seems to be false, but is actually true: reject-the-reasoning strategy. >reasoning within the argument appears to be true, but is invalid. >the(cid:396)e is(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eall(cid:455) a pa(cid:396)ado(cid:454) if (cid:455)ou thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out it: unhappy-face solution, all premises are true and the conclusion is false; cannot be explained. >the(cid:396)e is (cid:374)o solutio(cid:374), the(cid:396)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e a happ(cid:455) fa(cid:272)e e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g. >irresolvable tension in the concepts used within the argument so.
