Graham Priest (born 1948) is a philosopher and logician who is distinguished professor of philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as a regular visitor at the University of Melbourne, where he was Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy and also at the University of St Andrews.
Graham Priest | |
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 Priest in 2017 | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) London |
| Education | St John's College, Cambridge (BA, MA) LSE (MSc, PhD) University of Melbourne (DLitt) |
| Known for | An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy Dialetheism Noneism |
| Doctoral advisor | John Lane Bell |
Main interests | Logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy,intercultural philosophy |
Notable ideas | Dialetheism The other worlds strategy |
Life
Priest was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and the London School of Economics. His thesis advisor was John Lane Bell. He also holds a DLitt from the University of Melbourne.
Priest was elected a corresponding fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1995.
In addition to his work in philosophy and logic, Priest practised karate-do. He is 3rd dan, International Karate-do Shobukai; 4th dan, shitō-ryū, and an Australian National kumite referee and kata judge. Presently, he practices tai chi.[citation needed]
Philosophical work
Priest is known for his defence of dialetheism, his in-depth analyses of the logical paradoxes (holding the thesis that there is a uniform treatment for many well-known paradoxes, such as the semantic, set-theoretic and liar paradoxes), and his many writings related to paraconsistent and other non-classical logics. In these he draws on the history of philosophy, including Asian philosophy.
Priest, a long-time resident of Australia, now residing in New York City, is the author of numerous books, and has published articles in nearly every major philosophical and logical journal. He was a frequent collaborator with the late Richard Sylvan, a fellow proponent of dialetheism and paraconsistent logic.
Priest has also published on metaphilosophy (Beyond the Limits of Thought, 1995/2002).
Books
- Priest, Graham; Routley, R. On Paraconsistency Research Report #13, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University 1983. Reprinted as the introductory chapters of Paraconsistent Logic, G.Priest, R. Routley and J. Norman (eds.), Philosophia Verlag, 1989. Translated into Romanian as chapters in I. Lucica (ed.), Ex Falso Quodlibet: studii de logica paraconsistenta (in Romanian), Editura Technica, 2004.
- Priest, Graham. Logic: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-289320-3 Translated into Portuguese as Lógica para Começar, Temas & Debates, 2002. Translated into Spanish as Una Brevísima Introducción a la Lógica, Oceano, 2006. Translated into Czech, as Logika – průvodce pro každého, Dokořán, 2007. Translated into Persian by Bahram Asadian, 2007. Translated into Japanese, Iwanami Shoten, 2008.
- Priest, Graham; van Bendegem, Jean Paul; Batens, Diderik; Mortensen, Chris (2000). Frontiers of paraconsistent logic. Baldock, Hertfordshire, England Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Research Studies Press. ISBN 9780863802539.
- Priest, Graham. Introduction to Non-Classical Logic, Cambridge University Press, 2001.2nd edition: Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is, Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-67026-5 German translation of Part 1 of Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is: Einführung in die nicht-klassische Logik, Mentis 2008.
- Priest, Graham. Beyond the Limits of Thought, Cambridge University Press, 1995. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-924421-9
- Priest, Graham. Towards Non-Being: the Semantics and Metaphysics of Intentionality, Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-926254-3
- Priest, Graham. In Contradiction: A Study of the Transconsistent, Martinus Nijhoff, 1987. Second edition Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-926330-2
- Priest, Graham. Doubt Truth to be a Liar, Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-926328-0
- Priest, Graham. Logic: A Brief Insight, Sterling 2010. ISBN 1-4027-6896-6
- Priest, Graham. One: Being an Investigation into the Unity of Reality and of its Parts, including the Singular Object which is Nothingness, Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-968825-8
- Priest, Graham. 2018. The Fifth Corner of Four: An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catuṣkoṭi. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-875871-6
- Deguchi, Yasuo, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest, and Robert H. Sharf. 2021. What Can't Be Said: Paradox and Contradiction in East Asian Thought. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-752618-7
- Priest, Graham. 2021. Capitalism: Its Nature and Its Replacement: Buddhist and Marxist Insights. Routledge. ISBN 9781032049106
References
- Graham Priest, Towards Non-Being: The Logic and Metaphysics of Intentionality, Oxford University Press, 2005, p. vii.
- Graham Priest's University of Melbourne homepage
- Official website
- Priest's CUNY Graduate Center homepage Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Priest's St. Andrews homepage Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Fellow Profile: Graham Priest". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- Hájek, Petr (2008). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is". The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 14 (4): 544–545. doi:10.1017/S1079898600001505. ISSN 1079-8986. JSTOR 25433856.
- Hájek, Petr (2006). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 12 (2): 294–295. doi:10.1017/S1079898600002730. ISSN 1079-8986. JSTOR 4617265.
- Shapiro, Stewart (2003). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". The Review of Metaphysics. 56 (3): 670–672. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20131881.
- Yaqub, Aladdin M. (2010). "An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic [book review]". Teaching Philosophy. 33 (4): 432–436. doi:10.5840/teachphil201033453. ISSN 0145-5788.
External links
- Graham Priest personal website -- free pdfs of papers available for download
- An in-depth autobiographical interview with Graham Priest
- Priest archive on the CUNY Philosophy Commons Archived 25 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Video of Graham Priest & Maureen Eckert on Deviant Logic
- Rationally Speaking, Podcast of Graham Priest on Paradoxes and Paraconsistent Logic
- Arche Foundations of Logical Consequence Workshop 2009, "Is the Ternary R Depraved?"
- The Monthly: Graham priest on Gottlob Frege Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- The Philosopher's Zone, 10 July 2010: "It's All about Me: A Forum on the Philosophy of the Self"
- The New York Times, The Stone Blog, 28 November 2010: "Paradoxical Truth"
- Graham Priest Photograph (full NYT version) Wikimedia Sept. 2010
- Philosophy TV, 10 January 2011: Discussion of Deviant (Non-Classical) Logic, teaching logic, metafiction and logic with Maureen Eckert (UMASS Dartmouth)
- Two-Part Interview on Florida Student Philosophy Blog: Part 1 General Questions and Part 2 Technical Questions.
Graham Priest born 1948 is a philosopher and logician who is distinguished professor of philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center as well as a regular visitor at the University of Melbourne where he was Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy and also at the University of St Andrews Graham PriestPriest in 2017Born1948 age 76 77 LondonEducationSt John s College Cambridge BA MA LSE MSc PhD University of Melbourne DLitt Known forAn Introduction to Non Classical LogicEraContemporary philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolAnalytic philosophy Dialetheism NoneismDoctoral advisorJohn Lane BellMain interestsLogic metaphysics history of philosophy intercultural philosophyNotable ideasDialetheism The other worlds strategyLifePriest was educated at St John s College Cambridge and the London School of Economics His thesis advisor was John Lane Bell He also holds a DLitt from the University of Melbourne Priest was elected a corresponding fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1995 In addition to his work in philosophy and logic Priest practised karate do He is 3rd dan International Karate do Shobukai 4th dan shitō ryu and an Australian National kumite referee and kata judge Presently he practices tai chi citation needed Philosophical workPriest is known for his defence of dialetheism his in depth analyses of the logical paradoxes holding the thesis that there is a uniform treatment for many well known paradoxes such as the semantic set theoretic and liar paradoxes and his many writings related to paraconsistent and other non classical logics In these he draws on the history of philosophy including Asian philosophy Priest a long time resident of Australia now residing in New York City is the author of numerous books and has published articles in nearly every major philosophical and logical journal He was a frequent collaborator with the late Richard Sylvan a fellow proponent of dialetheism and paraconsistent logic Priest has also published on metaphilosophy Beyond the Limits of Thought 1995 2002 BooksPriest Graham Routley R On Paraconsistency Research Report 13 Research School of Social Sciences Australian National University 1983 Reprinted as the introductory chapters of Paraconsistent Logic G Priest R Routley and J Norman eds Philosophia Verlag 1989 Translated into Romanian as chapters in I Lucica ed Ex Falso Quodlibet studii de logica paraconsistenta in Romanian Editura Technica 2004 Priest Graham Logic A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press 2000 ISBN 0 19 289320 3 Translated into Portuguese as Logica para Comecar Temas amp Debates 2002 Translated into Spanish as Una Brevisima Introduccion a la Logica Oceano 2006 Translated into Czech as Logika pruvodce pro kazdeho Dokoran 2007 Translated into Persian by Bahram Asadian 2007 Translated into Japanese Iwanami Shoten 2008 Priest Graham van Bendegem Jean Paul Batens Diderik Mortensen Chris 2000 Frontiers of paraconsistent logic Baldock Hertfordshire England Philadelphia Pennsylvania Research Studies Press ISBN 9780863802539 Priest Graham Introduction to Non Classical Logic Cambridge University Press 2001 2nd edition Introduction to Non Classical Logic From If to Is Cambridge University Press 2008 ISBN 978 0 521 67026 5 German translation of Part 1 of Introduction to Non Classical Logic From If to Is Einfuhrung in die nicht klassische Logik Mentis 2008 Priest Graham Beyond the Limits of Thought Cambridge University Press 1995 2nd edition Oxford University Press 2002 ISBN 0 19 924421 9 Priest Graham Towards Non Being the Semantics and Metaphysics of Intentionality Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 0 19 926254 3 Priest Graham In Contradiction A Study of the Transconsistent Martinus Nijhoff 1987 Second edition Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 926330 2 Priest Graham Doubt Truth to be a Liar Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 926328 0 Priest Graham Logic A Brief Insight Sterling 2010 ISBN 1 4027 6896 6 Priest Graham One Being an Investigation into the Unity of Reality and of its Parts including the Singular Object which is Nothingness Oxford University Press 2014 ISBN 978 0 19 968825 8 Priest Graham 2018 The Fifth Corner of Four An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catuṣkoṭi Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 875871 6 Deguchi Yasuo Jay L Garfield Graham Priest and Robert H Sharf 2021 What Can t Be Said Paradox and Contradiction in East Asian Thought New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 752618 7 Priest Graham 2021 Capitalism Its Nature and Its Replacement Buddhist and Marxist Insights Routledge ISBN 9781032049106ReferencesGraham Priest Towards Non Being The Logic and Metaphysics of Intentionality Oxford University Press 2005 p vii Graham Priest s University of Melbourne homepage Official website Priest s CUNY Graduate Center homepage Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Priest s St Andrews homepage Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Fellow Profile Graham Priest Australian Academy of the Humanities Retrieved 29 April 2024 Hajek Petr 2008 Review of An Introduction to Non Classical Logic From If to Is The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic 14 4 544 545 doi 10 1017 S1079898600001505 ISSN 1079 8986 JSTOR 25433856 Hajek Petr 2006 Review of An Introduction to Non Classical Logic The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic 12 2 294 295 doi 10 1017 S1079898600002730 ISSN 1079 8986 JSTOR 4617265 Shapiro Stewart 2003 Review of An Introduction to Non Classical Logic The Review of Metaphysics 56 3 670 672 ISSN 0034 6632 JSTOR 20131881 Yaqub Aladdin M 2010 An Introduction to Non Classical Logic book review Teaching Philosophy 33 4 432 436 doi 10 5840 teachphil201033453 ISSN 0145 5788 External linksGraham Priest personal website free pdfs of papers available for download An in depth autobiographical interview with Graham Priest Priest archive on the CUNY Philosophy Commons Archived 25 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Video of Graham Priest amp Maureen Eckert on Deviant Logic Rationally Speaking Podcast of Graham Priest on Paradoxes and Paraconsistent Logic Arche Foundations of Logical Consequence Workshop 2009 Is the Ternary R Depraved The Monthly Graham priest on Gottlob Frege Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Philosopher s Zone 10 July 2010 It s All about Me A Forum on the Philosophy of the Self The New York Times The Stone Blog 28 November 2010 Paradoxical Truth Graham Priest Photograph full NYT version Wikimedia Sept 2010 Philosophy TV 10 January 2011 Discussion of Deviant Non Classical Logic teaching logic metafiction and logic with Maureen Eckert UMASS Dartmouth Two Part Interview on Florida Student Philosophy Blog Part 1 General Questions and Part 2 Technical Questions
