Gibt es unauflösbare Widersprüche, denen sich das Ideal der Textkohärenz anpassen muss?

Aryeh Botwinick

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Gibt es unauflösbare Widersprüche, denen sich das Ideal der Textkohärenz anpassen muss?

Aryeh Botwinick

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From the journal Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie Volume 70 Issue 1

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The paper addresses the topic of the unavoidability of contradiction in dealing with issues of scepticism – and how coherence can be restored to sceptical arguments and texts. It considers six classic paradoxes in the history of Western thought – of how language works to undermine and derail the coherence of thought. It also theorizes a philosophy of language approach to restore coherence in the classic instances discussed. As its major example, the paper explores how and why the image of successful, long-standing constitutions is a minimalist image through a discussion of the relationship between epistemological scepticism generally and textual scepticism specifically.

Keywords: Karl Popper; Carl Schmitt; Karl Mannheim; paradox of sovereignty; negative theology; paradox of scepticism; liar paradox; Russell’s Paradox

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Karl Popper; Carl Schmitt; Karl Mannheim; paradox of sovereignty; negative theology; paradox of scepticism; liar paradox; Russell’s Paradox