Consistent inconsistency theories

Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 50 (6):639 – 654 (2007)
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In this paper I critically evaluate a number of current "consistent inconsistency theories" and then briefly motivate a rival position. The rival position challenges a consistent inconsistency theory, by sharing many of its basic commitments without suffering the problems that such a theory appears to face

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10.1080/00201740701698647

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