Korean Journal of Logic 20 (2):241-271 (2017)
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Dialetheism is the view that there exists a true contradiction. This
paper ventures to suggest that Priest’s argument for Dialetheism from Gödel’s
theorem is unconvincing as the lesson of Gödel’s proof (or Rosser’s proof) is
that any sufficiently strong theories of arithmetic cannot be both complete and
consistent. In addition, a contradiction is derivable in Priest’s inconsistent and
complete arithmetic. An alternative argument for Dialetheism is given by
applying Gödel sentence to the inconsistent and complete theory of arithmetic.
We argue, however, that the alternative argument raises a circularity problem.
In sum, Gödel’s and its related theorem merely show the relation between a
complete and a consistent theory. A contradiction derived by the application of
Gödel sentence has the value of true sentences, i.e. the both-value, only under
the inconsistent models for arithmetic. Without having the assumption of
inconsistency or completeness, a true contradiction is not derivable from the
application of Gödel sentence. Hence, Gödel’s and its related theorem never
can be a ground for Dialetheism.
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Keywords | Gödel’s incompleteness theorem Rosser’s incompleteness theorem Dialetheism Inconsistent arithmetic |
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In Contradiction: A Study of the Transconsistent.Graham Priest - 1987 - Dordrecht, Netherland: Oxford University Press.
The Philosophical Significance of Gödel's Theorem.Michael Dummett - 1963 - In Ratio. Duckworth. pp. 186--214.
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