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The Laws of Thought

A Thematic Compilation by Avi Sion

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6. The Tetralemma

 

1.     The Tetralemma

 

Western philosophical and scientific thought is based on Aristotelian logic, whose founding principles are the three “Laws of Thought”. These can be briefly stated as “A is A” (Identity), “Nothing is both A and non-A” (Non-contradiction) and “Nothing is nei…

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28. Assaults on Logic

 

1.     Zen’s Anti-logic

 

Zen logic, as is well known, is no logic, but a sort of anti-logic, an antithesis of logic[1]. It thrives on paradox and even contradiction, at least apparent if not real. A major feature of Zen logic, though this may not be distinctive to Buddhist or e…

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