sophisma

Disproof: The sophisma is a disjunctive sentence each part of which is false; therefore the sophisma is false, since its analysis becomes: [All men are donkeys] or [men and donkeys are donkeys].

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

In particular, a sophisma is a sentence that either: is odd or has odd consequences, is ambiguous, and can be true or false according to the interpretation we give it, or has nothing special about it in itself, but becomes puzzling when it occurs in a definite context (or “case,” casus).

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

First of all, a sophisma is a sentence rather than an argument.

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

(Note also that Pinborg here uses the word ˜sophismata™ to signify not only sophisma-sentences but the whole literature that discussed them as well.)

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

Is the sophisma “Socrates will begin to be able to traverse distance A” true or false?

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

'Tis cornutum sophisma, hard to resolve, if they marry they forfeit their estates, they are undone, and starve themselves through beggary and want: if they do not marry, in this heroical passion they furiously rage, are tormented, and torn in pieces by their predominate affections.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

In each case, Kant tells us, the argument is guilty of the fallacy of sophisma figurae dictionis, or the fallacy of equivocation/ambiguous middle.

Kant's Critique of Metaphysics Grier, Michelle 2007

(For clarity, square brackets have been inserted into the proof and disproof above, in order to indicate the ambiguity of the sophisma.)

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007

In most cases I will not work out the sophisma in detail.

William Heytesbury Longeway, John 2007

Once the odd, ambiguous or puzzling sophisma-sentence is set out, one should try to understand what it means, what implications it has, and how it fits into or contradicts a particular theory under consideration.

Sophismata Pironet, Fabienne 2007