BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260605T202135Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150602T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150602T113000
SUMMARY:Truth without truths
UID:20260609T204126Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:Lakatos Building\, 7 Portugal Street\, London\, United Kingdom\, WC2A 2HJ
DESCRIPTION:<p>Abstract: I introduce a new account of truth\, called &lsquo\;alethic nihilism&rsquo\;. Alethic nihilism is modelled on sceptical theories in other areas\, such as the nominalist view that there are no abstract objects\, and the moral nihilist view that nothing is objectively prescribed. The most striking part of alethic nihilism is its claim that nothing is true. So\, according to alethic nihilism\, it is not true that snow is white\; and according to alethic nihilism\, alethic nihilism is not true.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; I first introduce alethic nihilism and explain why it is not self-refuting. I then explain why alethic nihilism does not spill over into a more general scepticism. Next\, I show that alethic nihilism offers classical resolutions of the Liar and other paradoxes. And I point out that alethic nihilism can also explain why these paradoxes seem paradoxical&mdash\;that is\, why we find the paradoxical reasoning attractive. According to the alethic nihilist\, this is a byproduct of a device for enhancing our expressive power.</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR