The linguistic phenomenon of autoantonyms gives further evidence of the human mind's comfort with paradox. The "law" of noncontradiction is not as immutable as mathematicians would have us believe --
Well said, and I like your concluding thought in that post—"The human mind is apparently quite comfortable holding two opposite views. Perhaps this is why mathematics, which abhors such contradictions, is so difficult and unnatural." In a recent post I described the principle of non-contradiction as "a powerful philosophical tool but also, like all powerful things, dangerous when misused" (https://viamediaevalis.substack.com/p/the-sword-and-the-mace).
I think of G K Chesterton whenever I read about paradox in the Christian tradition
Absolutely—Chesterton was one of the great masters of paradoxical thought.
Looking forward to your next post!
The linguistic phenomenon of autoantonyms gives further evidence of the human mind's comfort with paradox. The "law" of noncontradiction is not as immutable as mathematicians would have us believe --
https://fatrabbitiron.substack.com/p/not-autoantonyms
Well said, and I like your concluding thought in that post—"The human mind is apparently quite comfortable holding two opposite views. Perhaps this is why mathematics, which abhors such contradictions, is so difficult and unnatural." In a recent post I described the principle of non-contradiction as "a powerful philosophical tool but also, like all powerful things, dangerous when misused" (https://viamediaevalis.substack.com/p/the-sword-and-the-mace).