25 Years In Contradiction

This conference marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Graham Priest’s In Contradiction. It is hosted by the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow.

In Contradiction is the first serious defence of the view that there are true contradictions (dialetheism), as a response to the paradoxes of self-reference. The transition of dialetheism from a view on the ‘lunatic fringe’, to be dismissed with an incredulous stare, to one of the major players in the debate surrounding truth and paradox, is one of the most significant developments in philosophical logic of the last 30 years. Priest’s work and, in particular, In Contradiction has been central to the development of dialetheism, with the latter (now expanded in its second edition) still regarded as the view’s canonical text.

The registration fee is £40 (£20 for graduate students), which should be paid by cash or cheque on the first day of the conference, along with the following amounts for any conference meals (not including drinks):

Friday Dinner - £15
Saturday Lunch - £15
Saturday Conference Dinner - £30
Sunday Lunch - £15

Delegates should register their attendance by emailing Gareth Young at: [email protected] specifying which conference meals they wish to attend as well as any dietary requirements.

Since spaces at conference meals may be limited, we advise those who wish to attend meals to register sooner rather than later. The registration deadline for those attending meals is Thursday the 22nd of November.

The final deadline for conference registration is Friday the 30th of November.

Further information concerning the conference, including the full list of speakers, is available here: