Graham Priest b. 1948
Graham Priest (born 1948) is a British-Australian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Graham Priest is a British-born Australian and American philosopher, distinguished professor at the City University of New York, and the foremost living advocate of dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are true. In Contradiction defended dialetheism through the analysis of the paradoxes of self-reference, while Beyond the Limits of Thought traced the same dialetheic structure across the history of philosophy from Aristotle through Hegel to Wittgenstein. His later work, in books like Towards Non-Being and One, has extended his interests in Buddhist philosophy, the metaphysics of nothingness, and the foundations of paraconsistent logic.
Key facts
- Nationality
- British-Australian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Graham Priest:
“Some contradictions are true.”
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Attributed to Graham Priest:
“The limits of thought are themselves dialetheic.”
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Attributed to Graham Priest:
“Paraconsistent logic is the logic of the actual world, not only of an ideal one.”
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Attributed to Graham Priest:
“Buddhist philosophy and Western dialetheism converge on the structure of paradox.”
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Attributed to Graham Priest:
“There is no view from outside thought; even our denials of contradiction are themselves thought.”
Frequently asked about Graham Priest
- When was Graham Priest born?
- Graham Priest was born in 1948.
- Where was Graham Priest from?
- Graham Priest is a British-Australian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Graham Priest associated with?
- Graham Priest is associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What is Graham Priest known for?
- Graham Priest is a British-born Australian and American philosopher, distinguished professor at the City University of New York, and the foremost living advocate of dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are true.
- How many quotes are attributed to Graham Priest?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Graham Priest in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.