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Dialetheism vs Dialethic - What's the difference?

dialetheism | dialethic |

As a noun dialetheism

is the view that there are true contradictions, i.e. true statements whose negations are also true.

As an adjective dialethic is

of or pertaining to dialetheism.

dialetheism

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia dialetheism)
  • (philosophy) The view that there are true contradictions, i.e. true statements whose negations are also true.
  • * 2005 , Laurence Goldstein, Logic: key concepts in philosophy , page 158:
    • [It] is important to point out that endorsing dialetheism is not the same as rejecting logic or rational argumentation.

    Synonyms

    * dialethism

    Coordinate terms

    * (l) * (l)

    References

    * Priest, Graham. 'Dialetheism', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . 2008. * Priest, Graham, Sylvan, Richard, Norman, Jean, and Arruda, Ayda Ignez (eds.). Paraconsistent Logic: Essays on the Inconsistent . München: Philosophia Verlag. 1989: p. xx

    dialethic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to dialetheism.