Graham Priest

Graham Priest ( born 1948 in London) is a philosopher and logician and professor at the University of Melbourne. He is known for his work on the philosophy of logic and non- classical logic.

Priest has contributed significant essays on paraconsistent logic. Influential in particular his essay was "What is so bad about contradictions? " 1998, in which he argues that from contradictory should not follow Any ( ex falso quodlibet ie counter ). There were examples in physics and in the legal system, in which we take into account inconsistencies, because they would require a far more complex explanation or regulation. It is clear though possibly some blur, but should not be inferred Any. As a result of this view, he has dealt with various alternative logics and authored a standard textbook for non- classical logic, among others.

Publications (selection)

  • An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic. From If to Is, Cambridge, 2008.
  • In Contradiction. A Study of the Transconsistent, Oxford, 2006.
  • What is so bad about contradictions, in: Journal of Philosophy 95 (1998 ), pp. 410-426.
  • Logic. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000.
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