The paradox of ineffability
Saying that x is ineffable seems to be paradoxical - either I cannot say anything about x, not even that it is ineffable - or I can say that it is ineffable, but then I can say something and it is not ineffable. In this article, I discuss Alston’s version of the paradox and a solution proposed by Hi...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Año: 2017, Volumen: 78, Número: 3, Páginas: 289-300 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Alston, William P. 1921-2009
/ Hick, John 1922-2012
/ Dionysius, Areopagita, De mystica theologia
/ Inefabilidad
/ Dios
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | KAB Cristianismo primitivo KAJ Época contemporánea NBC Dios VA Filosofía |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
John Hick
B Mysticism B William Alston B Ineffability |
| Sumario: | Saying that x is ineffable seems to be paradoxical - either I cannot say anything about x, not even that it is ineffable - or I can say that it is ineffable, but then I can say something and it is not ineffable. In this article, I discuss Alston’s version of the paradox and a solution proposed by Hick which employs the concept of formal and substantial predicates. I reject Hick’s proposal and develop a different account based on some passages from Pseudo-Dionysius’ Mystica Theologia. ‘God is ineffable’ is a metalinguistic statement concerning propositions about God: not all propositions about God are expressible in a human language. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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