APORIA OF PERFECTION

• Authors: Ronnedal Daniel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, the author introduces a new aporia, the aporia of perfection. This aporia includes three claims: (1) Ought implies possibility, (2) We ought to be perfect, and (3) It is not possible that we are perfect. All these propositions appear to be plausible when considered in themselves and there are interesting arguments for them. However, together they entail a contradiction. Hence, at least one of the sentences must be false. The author considers some possible solutions to the puzzle and discusses some pros and cons of these solutions. He concludes that we can avoid the contradiction that follows from (1) – (3) and still hold on to our basic intuitions, if we instead of (1) – (3) accept some slightly different propositions.

Keywords

EN

PERFECTION; APORIA; OUGHT

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 707 – 716

Contributors

author

Ronnedal Daniel

• Stockholm University, Department of Philosophy, Stockholm, Sweden