Chapter ID: CBB202764353

Contradictions in Reasoning: An Evil or a Blessing? (2015)

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The purpose of this short essay is to explain the role of contradictions in the development of scientific theories. We argue that contradictions are not to be seen as a signal of defeat, but overall as a chance for improvement.

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Authors & Contributors
Grattan-Guinness, Ivor
Landini, Gregory
Gandon, Sébastien
Basile, Pierfrancesco
Stevens, Graham
Zach, Richard
Journals
Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
The Review of Modern Logic
Synthese
Revue d'Histoire des Mathématiques
HOPOS
History and Philosophy of Logic
Publishers
Princeton University Press
Palgrave Macmillan
Walter de Gruyter
Routledge
Éd. universitaires de Dijon
Cambridge University Press
Concepts
Logic
Mathematics
Philosophy of mathematics
Paradox (logic)
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
People
Russell, Bertrand Arthur William
Whitehead, Alfred North
Frege, Gottlob
Tarski, Alfred
Gödel, Kurt
Cantor, Georg Ferdinand Ludwig
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
17th century
Places
Great Britain
Germany
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