Etymology

dialetheism

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Today it means: The theory that statements can be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense. The opposite of the law of noncontradiction. Full definition →

First used 1981Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλήθεια“truth”
  2. English todaydialetheism

Coined by Graham Priest and Richard Routley, from di- + Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”), in 1981.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀλήθεια all →

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First known use, by meaning

  • from 1981 The theory that statements can be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense. The opposite of the law of noncontradiction.

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