- Graham Priest
Infobox_Philosopher
region = Western Philosophy
era =Contemporary philosophy ,
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name = Graham Priest
birth = 1948
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school_tradition =Analytic philosophy
main_interests =Logic
notable_ideas =Dialetheism Graham Priest [ [http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophy/old/gp/gp.html Graham Priest's homepage] ] (born
1948 ,London ) is Boyce Gibson Professor ofPhilosophy at theUniversity of Melbourne and a regular visitor atSt. Andrews University . Starting in September2009 , he will take up an appointment as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York (CUNY ) Graduate Center. [ [http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Philosophy/ The CUNY Graduate Center's Ph.D./M.A. Program in Philosophy] ] He was educated at theUniversity of Cambridge and theLondon School of Economics .Work
He is known for his bold defense of
dialetheism , his in-depth analyses of thesemantic paradox es, and his many writings related to paraconsistent and othernon-classical logic s.Priest, a long-time resident of
Australia , is the author of numerous books, and has published articles in nearly every major philosophical and logical journal. He was a frequent collaborator with the lateRichard Sylvan , a fellow proponent of dialetheism and paraconsistent logic.elected works
Books
* "An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". 2nd ed.
Cambridge University Press , 2008 (originally published 2001). ISBN 9780521670265
* "Doubt Truth to Be a Liar".Oxford University Press , 2006. ISBN 0-19-926328-0
* "In Contradiction: A Study of the Transconsistent". 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2006 (originally published 1987). ISBN 0-19-926330-2
* "Towards Non-Being: The Logic and Metaphysics of Intentionality". Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-926254-3
* "Beyond the Limits of Thought". 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2003 (originally published 1995). ISBN 0-19-924421-9
* "Logic: A Very Short Introduction". Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-289320-3Articles
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-362X%28199808%2995%3A8%3C410%3AWISBAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C What is so bad about contradictions?] "
Journal of Philosophy ", 1998.
* [http://www.springerlink.com/(zofd2sr1dherjlzit3tzns3z)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,11,31;journal,131,151;linkingpublicationresults,1:100295,1 The logic of paradox] "Journal of Philosophical Logic ", 1979, vol. 8, pp. 219-41.
* "Truth and contradiction," "Philosophical Quarterly ", July 2000, vol. 50, no. 200.References
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