Western logic has held contradictions as false for centuries. Is that wrong? Subscribe to the Aeon Video newsletter: https://bit.ly/2MfCgqO Watch 'The Liar Paradox' on Aeon: https://bit.ly/2JnCxJy Watch more free videos on Aeon: https://bit.ly/35DJcpb Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2EQf1zv Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2SaTMjt Follow us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2MgoDrg Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2tDzsNC Since Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Western philosophers and logicians have, with few exceptions, viewed contradictions as unacceptable, simply incapable of being true. But certain logical paradoxes demonstrate that some contradictions aren’t so easily dismissed as merely false, an idea that some Eastern philosophical traditions have grappled with more successfully. In this instalment of Aeon In Sight, the US-based British philosopher Graham Priest explains how the Liar Paradox – debated since antiquity – can upend the traditional Western view that all contradictions must be false. Producer: Kellen Quinn Interviewer: Nigel Warburton Editor: Adam D’Arpino Assistant Editor: Alyssa Pagano #philosophy #math #logic