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Idea that refutes itself
A self-refuting idea or self-defeating idea is an idea or statement whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to
Self-refuting_idea
Topics referred to by the same term
ostensible self-contradiction Paradox, a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation Self-refuting idea or reductio
Self-contradiction
Topics referred to by the same term
Self-defeating may refer to: Self-defeating personality disorder Self-defeating prophecy Self-refuting idea This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Self-defeating
List of statements that appear to contradict themselves
that allow them to be stated. Proof that 0.999... equals 1 Puzzle Self-refuting idea Theories of humor – Incongruity theory and the ridiculous. Lists of
List_of_paradoxes
Non-contradiction of a theory
Mathematical logic concept Proof by contradiction – Form of proof Self-refuting idea – Idea that refutes itself Tarski 1946 states it this way: "A deductive theory
Consistency
Prediction that prevents what it predicts from happening
successful planning means the planned-for danger was smaller than it was Self-refuting idea, a logical statement that negates itself Grandfather Paradox, similar
Self-defeating_prophecy
Epistemologically probative proposition
Introspection Law of identity Primitive notion Self-reference Self-refuting idea infinite regress Maddy, Penelope (1988). "Believing the Axioms" (PDF)
Self-evidence
Socratic argument
the "table-turning" argument that maintained Protagoras' doctrine was self-refuting. Peritrope – as the basic objection – has also been used by Greek philosophical
Peritrope
Figure of speech
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously Contronym Meinong's jungle Paradox Performative contradiction Principle of contradiction Self-refuting idea Tautology
Oxymoron
Real or apparent mutual contradiction between two ideas that exposes their misconceptions
Alternative pleading Logic: Mutual exclusivity Kettle logic Paradox Self-refuting idea Religion: Antinomianism (Christianity) Other: Oxymoron Double bind
Antinomy
Philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge or certainty
criticize philosophical skepticism based on the claim that it is a self-refuting idea since its proponents seem to claim to know that there is no knowledge
Philosophical_skepticism
Logically self-contradictory statement
or 'lack' Oxymoron – Figure of speech Revision theory Self-refuting idea – Idea that refutes itself Syntactic ambiguity – Sentences with structures permitting
Paradox
Concept in logic
that arguing against self-ownership results in a performative contradiction. Liar paradox Performative utterance Self-refuting idea Kettle logic – Using
Performative_contradiction
Philosophical view
metaphysical scheme. Philosopher Mary Midgley argues that materialism is a self-refuting idea, at least in its eliminative materialist form. Arguments for idealism
Materialism
Self-referential description of meaning
regress Lexicography Lexical definition Meta-circular evaluator Self-reference Self-refuting idea Recursive definition Revision theory Tautology Vicious circle
Circular_definition
English mathematician and philosopher (1872–1970)
Thought and Official Propaganda, where he explained that the expression of any idea, even the most obviously "bad", must be protected not only from direct State
Bertrand_Russell
Axioms under the epistemological view called foundationalism
either self-evident axioms, or evident to the senses (empiricism). However Anthony Kenny and others have argued that this is a self-refuting idea. In modern
Basic_belief
Philanthropy conception of meaning
cultural, is self-corrective over time if openly submitted for testing by a community of inquirers in order to clarify, justify, refine and/or refute proposed
Meaning_(philosophy)
British philosopher (born 1931)
"foundationalism" following Plantinga, arguing that foundationalism is a self-refuting idea. During the 2000s Kenny wrote a history of Western philosophy, released
Anthony_Kenny
Type of informal fallacy
(negative) Persuasive definition Poisoning the well Presupposition Self-refuting idea Terry J. Fadem, The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better
Double-barreled_question
Philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
properties. The "no-self theory" holds that the self cannot be reduced to a bundle because the concept of a self is incompatible with the idea of a bundle. Propositionally
Personal_identity
Fundamental unit of cognition
encodes shared features. Concepts make it possible to form and combine ideas, draw inferences, and refer to external objects. They act as the meanings
Concept
Mental state of a reduced perception of self-awareness
Parnas sought to operationalize and revive the idea of schizophrenia as a disorder of the minimal self. This work resulted in the creation of the EASE
Self-disorder
Philosophical theory attributed to Plato
The Theory of Forms or Theory of Ideas, also known as Platonic idealism or Platonic realism, is a philosophical theory credited to the Classical Greek
Theory_of_forms
Concept in Catholic theology
of love towards God, others, and the self, often reflected in pastoral teachings or spiritual guidance. The idea of ordo amoris can also be applied to
Ordo_amoris
Hindu tradition of textual interpretation
sublatable". In Advaita, Brahman is the substrate and cause of all changes. Refuting samkhya, which considers pradhana or prakriti the material cause (primal
Advaita_Vedanta
View that people should only act in their own self-interest
not self-refuting since that behaviour remains rational even though it is ultimately self-defeating, i.e. self-defeating does not imply self-refuting. Egoists
Ethical_egoism
Incident in Beijing, China
government's crackdown on Falun Gong. Barend ter Haar was open to the idea that the self-immolators were Falun Gong practitioners, and postulated that former
2001 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident
2001_Tiananmen_Square_self-immolation_incident
Superlative concept in the philosophy of Plato
The Form of the Good or simply the Good, more literally translated as "the Idea of the Good" (Ancient Greek: ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα), is a concept in the philosophy
Form_of_the_Good
Rhetorical device in the Qur'an
The self-referential discourse of the Quran is the set of rhetorical forms in which the Qur'an cites itself to varying degrees. These argumentative strategies
Self-referential discourse of the Quran
Self-referential_discourse_of_the_Quran
Singaporean journalist (born 1985)
character in literature, [coming] across as endearing and full of wisdom", refuting the petition creator's derision of the novel's Chinese proverbs as stereotypical
Melissa_Chen
Political philosophy emphasising social ownership of production
include Labor Britain or socialist Sweden, there would be no difficulty in refuting the connection between capitalism and democracy."; Heilbroner (1991), pp
Socialism
Intentional act causing one's own death
electrified fences. Non-suicidal self-harm is common with 18% of people engaging in self-harm over the course of their life. Acts of self-harm are not usually suicide
Suicide
(argumentum ad Lazarum) – supporting a conclusion because the arguer is poor (or refuting because the arguer is wealthy). (Opposite of appeal to wealth.) Appeal
List_of_fallacies
Philosophical treatise written by Spinoza
passive. In so far as it has adequate ideas it is necessarily active, and in so far as it has inadequate ideas, it is necessarily passive. The fourth
Spinoza's_Ethics
Concept in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
seems to support the idea that armed resistance against the occupying power falls within the context of a legitimate struggle for self-determination...contribute
Palestinian right of armed resistance
Palestinian_right_of_armed_resistance
Hypothetical consciousness in artificial systems
that combines Baars's idea of a global workspace with a mechanism for internal simulation ("imagination"). Hod Lipson defines "self-modeling" as a necessary
Artificial_consciousness
Heuristic for rejecting claims made without evidence
to dismiss it. Hitchens used this phrase specifically in the context of refuting religious belief. The epistemological dictum appears in Hitchens's 2007
Hitchens's_razor
1710 book by George Berkeley
designated by the names mind, spirit, soul, or self. Ideas exist by virtue of a perceiver. The existence of an idea consists in being perceived. What is meant
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A_Treatise_Concerning_the_Principles_of_Human_Knowledge
Awareness of internal and external existence
paradox. In Buddhist philosophy, the concept of anattā refers to the idea that the self is an illusion.[citation needed] Other philosophers have argued that
Consciousness
Australian philosopher
eliminativism, and defends this position against claims that it is self-refuting by invoking deflationary semantic theories that avoid analysing predicates
Michael_Devitt
research in the past and today are considered refuted, but resurrected in a pseudoscientific fashion. Other ideas presented here are entirely non-scientific
List_of_pseudoscience_topics
1960 book by Philippe Ariès
Ozment and Nicholas Orme. Orme wrote Medieval Children, a book dedicated to refuting the Ariès thesis, which reviewers agree it did. Orme concluded that "medieval
Centuries_of_Childhood
1095 CE book by al-Ghazali
particulars. Refuting their doctrine that disruption of causality is impossible. Refuting their statement that the human soul is a self-sustaining substance
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The_Incoherence_of_the_Philosophers
Buddhist views on the belief in a creator deity, or any eternal divine personal being
Asian Buddhists, who wrote critiques of Christianity, often centered on refuting Christian theism. Perhaps the earliest such attempt was that of the Chinese
Creator_in_Buddhism
Philosophical dispute in Buddhism
Madhyamika-Prasangika viewpoint: The Unique Way of Refuting a Mind-Basis-of-All The Unique Way of Refuting Self-Consciousness The Non-Assertion of Autonomous
Prasaṅgika according to Tsongkhapa
Prasaṅgika_according_to_Tsongkhapa
View that entities have identifying attributes
J.; Rapport, N.; Spiegel, A. D. (2020). "Encountering, explaining and refuting essentialism". Anthropology Southern Africa. 43 (2): 65–81. doi:10.1080/23323256
Essentialism
Philosophical concept
Boscovich had rejected the idea of "materialistic atomism", which Nietzsche calls "one of the best refuted theories there is". The idea of centers of force would
Will_to_power
Love focused on feelings
pp. 43–44, 46–48, 102–103, 147–148, 189–196 Langeslag, Sandra (2024). "Refuting Six Misconceptions about Romantic Love". Behavioral Sciences. 14 (5): 383
Romance
Personality disorder
abandonment, and intense emotional outbursts. People with BPD frequently exhibit self-harming behaviors and engage in risky activities, primarily caused by difficulties
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline_personality_disorder
New company developing a novel, scalable business
iterations build a function, measure customer response, and verify/refute the idea evidence-based decisions on when to pivot by changing your plan's course
Startup_company
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
February 25, 2019. Encyclopædia Britannica (March 2006). Fatally Flawed: Refuting the recent study on encyclopedic accuracy by the journal Nature (PDF) (Report)
Wikipedia
Ownership of people as property
Σκλάβινοι (Sklábinoi), Έσκλαβηνοί (Ésklabēnoí), borrowed from a Slavic tribe self-name *Slověne, turned into σκλάβος, εσκλαβήνος (Late Latin sclāvus) in the
Slavery
German Catholic theologian (1904–1984)
counterfactual. Like others of his generation, Rahner was much concerned with refuting the propositional approach to theology typical of the Counter-Reformation
Karl_Rahner
Religion established in the United States
"uncreate," the "inner God," and the "higher self." She promoted the idea that uniting with this "higher self" results in wisdom. In that same book, she
Theosophy
Thought experiment in philosophy
physically identical people, such as how coffee tastes to them, is enough to refute physicalism. Such arguments have been criticized by many philosophers. Some
Philosophical_zombie
1690 philosophical work by John Locke
the Essay is Locke's attempt to refute the rationalist notion of innate ideas. Book II sets out Locke's theory of ideas, including his distinction between
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding
Discrepancy of the lack of evidence for alien life despite its apparent likelihood
as they appear, perhaps by using self-replicating probes. Science fiction writer Fred Saberhagen has explored this idea in his Berserker series, as has
Fermi_paradox
Philosophical problem articulated by David Hume
some degree of circularity, but the stated self-evident truth indicates a meaning particular to the ideas sought to be understood, and it is (the moral
Is–ought_problem
share a belief in karma and rebirth (or reincarnation). They both accept the idea of spiritual liberation (moksha or nirvana) from the cycle of reincarnation
Buddhism_and_Hinduism
European cultural movement
highlighting the darker aspects of the Enlightenment. She focussed on refuting the myth of anti-colonialism in Enlightenment thought, stating that the
Age_of_Enlightenment
German philosopher (1788–1860)
of Buddhist Ideas. Note also the discussion by Bryan Magee, The Philosophy of Schopenhauer, pp. 14–15, 316–321). Janaway, Christopher, Self and World in
Arthur_Schopenhauer
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
to be inimical to Christianity by the early fathers of the church. In refuting the beliefs of the gnostics, Irenaeus stated that "Plato is proved to be
Demiurge
Anti-government conspiracy movement
case by covering the most common pseudolegal arguments and tactics and refuting them in detail. Meads v. Meads, written by Associate Chief Justice John
Sovereign_citizen_movement
Analysis of facts to form a judgment
The application of critical thinking includes self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective habits of the mind. Critical thinking
Critical_thinking
Bias confirming existing attitudes
"filter bubbles"", TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, archived from the original on 22 September 2017, retrieved 1 October 2017 Self, Will (28 November 2016)
Confirmation_bias
Condition involving social and behavioral differences
conditions, such as anxiety, depression, irritability, ADHD, and epilepsy. The idea of autism as a disorder has been challenged by the neurodiversity framework
Autism
Mother of Muhammad
2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-06. Dr. `Inayatullah Iblagh al-Afghanistani, Refuting the Claim that Imam Abu Hanifa was of the opinion that the Prophet’s Parents
Amina_bint_Wahb
Renunciation or cessation of resentment, indignation, or anger
presence and practice of mindfulness. Self-forgiveness is an important part of self-acceptance and mental health. Lack of self-forgiveness can negatively affect
Forgiveness
American dietary supplements company
Rodrigues, Ashwin (June 7, 2021). "Dry Scooping Pre-Workout Is a Terrible Idea". Vice. Retrieved July 31, 2024. Bois, Jon (February 18, 2016). "The Dumbest
Bodybuilding.com
Nietzsche's philosophical ideas
it through his idea of Eternal Return. In aphorisms 143 of The Gay Science he praises the greatest utility of the individualising self-creating values
Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosophy_of_Friedrich_Nietzsche
Act of explaining in a condescending manner
it pejorative. Research at Tilburg University on mansplaining refuted the simplistic idea of a man-explains-to-a-woman. The study indicate that men do
Mansplaining
Doubt about God's existence
Poidevin 2010, pp. 10–13 Shanahan 1907, § Exposition, § Total Agnosticism Self-refuting Watkins 1995, pp. 33–34 Poidevin 2020, p. 32 Poidevin 2020, pp. 32–33
Agnosticism
Thought experiment on artificial intelligence
"strong AI") that is actually held by many thinkers, and hence one worth refuting." Computationalism is the position in the philosophy of mind which argues
Chinese_room
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
skepticism. Some objections state that radical skepticism is incoherent or self-refuting. For example, if there is no knowledge then skeptics cannot know that
Nihilism
Doomsday scenario on human births
However, he has refined this idea to apply to observer-moments rather than just observers. He has formalized this as: The strong self-sampling assumption (SSSA):
Doomsday_argument
Indian Islamic scholar (1925–2021)
before the horse." Khan disagrees with many of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani ideas. Khan argues that al-Afghani made the notion of a political revolution into
Wahiduddin_Khan
Cognitive process independent of the senses
thought experiments, i.e. how reliable they are as evidence supporting or refuting a theory. Central to the rejection of this usage is the fact that they
Thought
2021 book by Anil Seth
and Faber. The book explores the author's theory of consciousness and the self. Seth also looks at the relationship between humans, animals, and the potential
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Being_You:_A_New_Science_of_Consciousness
Search algorithm
best one, but for each, only the second player's best move is needed to refute all but the first (and best) first player move—alpha–beta ensures no other
Alpha–beta_pruning
Internet community
the subculture's self-understanding." Though this attitude is based on "the view that vile ideas should be countenanced and refuted rather than left to
Rationalist_community
Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1997)
her Instagram showing a condom wrapped around her leg and foot to refute the idea that penises can be too big for condoms to fit around. She has since
Zara_Larsson
April 10, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010. Britannica: Fatally Flawed. Refuting the recent study on encyclopedic accuracy by the journal Nature Archived
History_of_Wikipedia
British economist (1883–1946)
idea of producing on national soil when possible and reasonable, and expresses sympathy for the advocates of protectionism. He notes in National Self-Sufficiency:
John_Maynard_Keynes
Book by Gottlob Frege
No matter how much we analyze the idea of 7+5 we will not find there the idea of 12. We must arrive at the idea of 12 by application to objects in the
The_Foundations_of_Arithmetic
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)
inspired black women to refute the designation of "Mulatto", a label which was imposed on them, and switch to the newly coined, self-given "Afro-German",
Audre_Lorde
Philosophical view that some states of mind, as commonly understood, do not exist
the beliefs and other entities it seeks to "eliminate" and is thus self-refuting. Eliminativism maintains that the commonsense understanding of the mind
Eliminative_materialism
1748 book by David Hume
press," as he put it, and so tried again to disseminate his more developed ideas to the public by writing a shorter and more polemical work. The end product
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding
Mechanics of liking and romantic love
1023/A:1019888024255. ISSN 1573-2800. PMID 12238608. Langeslag, Sandra (2024). "Refuting Six Misconceptions about Romantic Love". Behavioral Sciences. 14 (5): 383
Reward_theory_of_attraction
English philosopher and author (1806–1873)
that even if an opinion is false, the truth can be better understood by refuting the error. And as most opinions are neither completely true nor completely
John_Stuart_Mill
Tibetan monk and yogi (1357–1419)
of intrinsic existence and identity". The process of refuting the intrinsic existence of the self is described in chapter 23 of Lamrim Chenmo vol. 3, and
Je_Tsongkhapa
2023 manifesto for effective accelerationism
common misconceptions and fears about technology, while attempting to refute the idea that technology is harmful to jobs, wages, and societal structures
Techno-Optimist_Manifesto
Philosophical argument
Plantinga gave the name "Darwin's Doubt" not to the idea that the conjunction of naturalism and evolution is self-defeating, but rather to the view that given
Evolutionary argument against naturalism
Evolutionary_argument_against_naturalism
Network of Protestant churches
members to relocate to a different city and form, or plant, a new church.[self-published source?] The first church adoption was in Cleveland Ohio. North
Sovereign_Grace_Churches
Foundational text of the Madhyamaka school of Mahāyāna philosophy
and not-self/emptiness as well as the ideas of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras in a logical and systematic manner by refuting svabhāva theories and self theories
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Fringe hypothesis about a North American comet impact
The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis (YDIH) is a widely refuted fringe hypothesis for the cause of the sudden influx of freshwater into the ocean which
Younger Dryas impact hypothesis
Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis
Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
idea is recorded by Simplicius. According to him, Zeno began the argument with the idea that nothing can have size because "each of the many is self-identical
Zeno_of_Elea
Overuse of a shared resource
sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality". Hardin focused on human population growth, the use of the
Tragedy_of_the_commons
American media franchise
creation of artificial intelligence led the way to a race of powerful and self-aware machines that imprisoned humans in a neural interactive simulation
The_Matrix_(franchise)
Political and social movements
idea of Russia becoming a eurasianist Russian nationalist state, separate from the west, became more popular among the elite, which created the idea of
Separatism_in_Russia
SELF REFUTING-IDEA
SELF REFUTING-IDEA
Boy/Male
Hindi
Self.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Sword
Male
Yiddish
(סֶעף) Variant spelling of Yiddish Zeff, SEFF means "wolf."
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Boy/Male
Welsh
peace'.
Female
Egyptian
, a form of Isis.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English selle, a rough hut of the type normally occupied by animals, hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a hut like this. In many cases the name may have been in effect a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman.Americanized spelling of Hungarian and Hungarian Jewish Széll, a topographic name for someone who lived in a spot exposed to the wind, from Hungarian szél ‘wind’.German : variant of Selle.
Girl/Female
British, English
Soft
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek SolomÅn, SELYF means "peaceable."Â
Boy/Male
Biblical
A rock.
Biblical
a rock
Boy/Male
British, English, Hebrew
A Tree
Girl/Female
Hebrew Biblical
Rock.
Male
English
(סֶלַע) Anglicized form of Hebrew Cela, SELA means "a rock." In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of the capital city of Edom, possibly an early name for Petra. In use as a unisex name.
Boy/Male
Indian
Sword
Girl/Female
African, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Saviour; Ewe of West Africa; Goddess of the Moon; Cliff; Rock
Boy/Male
British, English, Nigerian, Norwegian
Rock
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : from the Middle English personal name Saulf, Old English Sǣwulf, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Sword; Brave; Sword of Religion
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword
SELF REFUTING-IDEA
SELF REFUTING-IDEA
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Desirous; Desiring
Girl/Female
Tamil
Smile
Boy/Male
Afghan, African, American, Arabic, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Pashtun, Sindhi, Traditional
Protector; Governor; Lord; Friend of God; Guardian; Ruler
Female
English
Modern English creation, possibly an elaborated form of Hebrew Tal, TALISHA means "dew."
Boy/Male
German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Boy/Male
Tamil
Aravinth | அரவீநà¯à®¤
Lotus
Female
English
English pet form of Latin Victoria, VICKY means "conqueror" or "victory."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Wish
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and North German
Dutch and North German : patronymic from the Low German personal name Aldert (see Alderink) or Frisian Allo, a variant of Adalo, from Germanic adal ‘noble’.English : variant spelling of Allis.
Girl/Female
Hindu
SELF REFUTING-IDEA
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n.
The act of estimating one's self; self-esteem.
n.
The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.
n.
Enjoyment of one's self; self-satisfaction.
n.
Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
n.
Self-devotion.
n.
Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.
a.
Self-repelling.
a.
Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.
n.
Self-love.
n.
Self-deceit.
a.
Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.
n.
Communion with one's self; thoughts about one's self.
n.
The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide.
n.
Faith in one's self; self-reliance.
n.
Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
n.
Self-communion.
n.
Self.
a.
Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing.
n.
Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit.
n.
The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.