A forced march sorites paradox examines how small, incremental changes, when accumulated, can lead to a significant, contradictory outcome. It…
The Fitch paradox, a puzzle in epistemic logic, challenges our understanding of knowledge. It suggests that if certain axioms of…
Finitism is a philosophical stance that denies the existence of infinite entities and processes. It asserts that only quantities and…
A syllogistic figure refers to the arrangement of the major and minor terms in a categorical syllogism. It's crucial for…
A falsemaker is an entity or condition that makes a proposition false. It's the metaphysical opposite of a truthmaker, which…
Existential generalization is a rule of inference that permits concluding that something exists with a specific property. This conclusion is…
An epistemic paradox challenges our fundamental understanding of knowledge and belief. It arises from seemingly sound reasoning leading to contradictory…
The Epimenides paradox, also known as the liar paradox, arises from Epimenides' statement that all Cretans are liars. If true,…
An empty concept is an abstract idea that lacks any real-world representation or reference to existing objects or groups. It…
Distributive predication is a logical property where a predicate applies to each member of a subject class individually, not to…