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Single Idea 10673

[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / d. Russell's paradox ]

Full Idea

In a plural language we can discuss without fear of inconsistency the things that are not members of themselves.

Gist of Idea

Plural language can discuss without inconsistency things that are not members of themselves

Source

Keith Hossack (Plurals and Complexes [2000], 4)

Book Ref

-: 'British Soc for the Philosophy of Science' [-], p.420

A Reaction

[see Hossack for details]

The 7 ideas with the same theme [problem with self-membership of a set]:

6407 The class of classes which lack self-membership leads to a contradiction [Russell, by Grayling]
13365 Russell's Paradox is a stripped-down version of Cantor's Paradox [Priest,G on Russell]
10711 Russell's paradox means we cannot assume that every property is collectivizing [Potter on Russell]
21689 A barber shaves only those who do not shave themselves. So does he shave himself? [Quine]
21694 Membership conditions which involve membership and non-membership are paradoxical [Quine]
7701 Can a Barber shave all and only those persons who do not shave themselves? [Jacquette]
10673 Plural language can discuss without inconsistency things that are not members of themselves [Hossack]