Dialetheism and Modus Tollens

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The Reasoner 15 (4):30 (2021)
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Suppose that some contradictions are true – for example, that as I walk through the door, I’m inside and I’m not inside. Then we argue 'if I'm walking through the door, I'm inside; I'm not inside; therefore, I'm not walking through the door' is an invalid instance of modus tollens.

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Ben Blumson
National University of Singapore
Theresa Helke
Smith College

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Dialetheism and the Problem of Evil.Ben Blumson - 2023 - In Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin & Frank J. Hoffman (eds.), Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia. Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 69-79.

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Is there a problem of induction for mathematics?Alan Baker - 2007 - In M. Potter (ed.), Mathematical Knowledge. Oxford University Press. pp. 57-71.

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