JOURNAL OF HEBEI UNIVERSITY (Philosophy and Social Science) ›› 2018, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 43-49.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-6378.2018.04.006

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Moral Paradox from the Point of Logic

LIU Ye-tao, LIN Yi-fei   

  1. School of Humanities and Law/Institute of Logic and Cognition, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
  • Received:2018-01-09 Online:2018-07-25 Published:2018-07-25

Abstract: Moral paradox is ubiquitous as a special phenomenon, and there are all kinds of disputes as a research topic. Based on another weigh on the relation between moral paradox and logical paradox, it can be further clarified that moral paradox is not true logical paradox. From the point of “contradiction equivalence can be built”, Moral paradox does not contain real logical contradiction. Comparing moral paradox with deontic paradox and rational action paradox shows that moral paradox is the real issue concerned about action, so it is not “theoretical fact”, which is the second reason that moral paradox is not true logical paradox. Rather, moral paradox, which in fact is the selection of action dilemma, characterizes a kind of Paradox-Like Action Dilemma. Therefore, proper solutions to moral paradox should appeal to theories about practice and action.

Key words: moral paradox, logical paradox, contradiction, action, Paradox-Like Action Dilemma

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