Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Trivialism (from Latin trivialis, meaning "found everywhere") is the logical theory that all statements (also known as propositions) are true and that all contradictions of the form "p and not p" (e.g. the ball is red and not red) are true. In accordance to this, a trivialist is a person who believes everything is true.In classical logic, trivialism is in direct violation of Aristotle's law of noncontradiction. In philosophy, trivialism may be considered by some to be the complete opposite of skepticism. Paraconsistent logics may use "the law of non-triviality" to abstain from trivialism in logical practices that involve true contradictions.The vast majority of philosophers deny trivialism and can be considered non-trivialists or anti-trivialists. Public advocates of the theory are nearly non-existent due to it being considered an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum). It is generally agreed that trivialism as a committed philosophy cannot be genuinely applied in life.Theoretical arguments and anecdotes have been made for trivialism for research purposes to contrast with theories such as modal realism (possibilism), dialetheism and paraconsistent logics.Religions and theories such as Jainism may be claimed to be advocates of trivialism."@en }
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- Trivialism abstract "Trivialism (from Latin trivialis, meaning "found everywhere") is the logical theory that all statements (also known as propositions) are true and that all contradictions of the form "p and not p" (e.g. the ball is red and not red) are true. In accordance to this, a trivialist is a person who believes everything is true.In classical logic, trivialism is in direct violation of Aristotle's law of noncontradiction. In philosophy, trivialism may be considered by some to be the complete opposite of skepticism. Paraconsistent logics may use "the law of non-triviality" to abstain from trivialism in logical practices that involve true contradictions.The vast majority of philosophers deny trivialism and can be considered non-trivialists or anti-trivialists. Public advocates of the theory are nearly non-existent due to it being considered an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum). It is generally agreed that trivialism as a committed philosophy cannot be genuinely applied in life.Theoretical arguments and anecdotes have been made for trivialism for research purposes to contrast with theories such as modal realism (possibilism), dialetheism and paraconsistent logics.Religions and theories such as Jainism may be claimed to be advocates of trivialism.".