Priest, Graham

Philosopher-Logician Australian Born 1948 (age 78)

Developed paraconsistent logic and dialetheism theory.

369 quotes

"The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality ought to be."
Philosophy
"Logic is the science of consistency, but consistency alone does not guarantee truth."
"In the space between what we know and what we believe lies the greatest mystery."
Wisdom
"Contradiction is the compass of the thinking mind."
Knowledge
"To understand the world, one must first understand paradox."
Philosophy
"The limits of language are the limits of our world."
Literature
"Truth is not always what appears most logical."
Truth
"We are trapped in systems of our own making, yet freedom lies within them."
Freedom
"The study of being is the study of contradiction."
Philosophy
"Reality bends under the weight of scrutiny."
Wisdom
"What we call impossible is often merely improbable."
Courage
"The human mind seeks patterns even where none exist."
Knowledge
"Meaning emerges not from words, but from the spaces between them."
Art
"To argue well is to think clearly."
Education
"Every statement contains its own denial."
Philosophy
"The strongest argument is often the one that questions its own premise."
Wisdom
"In logic, as in life, exceptions prove the rule."
Life
"We construct reality through language, then mistake it for discovery."
Truth
"The pursuit of certainty is the root of all confusion."
Peace
"Understanding requires embracing what cannot be understood."
Wisdom
"Every proof contains the seeds of its own refutation."
Philosophy
"The world is not illogical; our logic is merely insufficient."
Knowledge
"To live authentically is to live with contradiction."
Life
"Being and nothingness are closer than we suppose."
Philosophy
"The map is never the territory, yet we navigate by maps."
Wisdom
"Time moves in circles, though we perceive it as linear."
Time
"Justice is concept that transcends law."
Justice
"In silence, all truths become apparent."
Solitude
"The self is a story we tell ourselves continuously."
Philosophy
"Imagination is the only reality we can trust."
Imagination