tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post7533366649085899693..comments2023-01-24T10:06:57.212-08:00Comments on (Blog&~Blog): Negation and DenialBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06702722560438833244noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-51269922467909448852008-02-21T21:03:00.000-08:002008-02-21T21:03:00.000-08:00Here's a quick idea: even if we accept classical l...Here's a quick idea: even if we accept classical logic, what counts with respect to assertion and denial is (at least, in part) what we are justified in either accepting or rejecting in the way of believing.<BR/><BR/>If I have no evidence to settle whether P or ~P, and I adhere to classical logic, then it seems like I am in the following situation: one of P or ~P is true, but I can neither accept/assert nor reject/deny either one. Maybe the Liar is one of these cases where I just can't justifiably believe it or its negation (although that would be a funny thing for Barwise and Etchemendy to argue since they have already claimed that the Liar is, in fact, false).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473707113508018304noreply@blogger.com