Buridan's Solution to the Liar Paradox

What is it about?

The Liar Paradox is about whether the sentence "this sentence is false" is true or false. In the 14th century, Jean Buridan's work on truth and signification allowed him to put forth his own solution and show that this sentence is false. Over the past decade, a few scholars have accused this solution of either being ad hoc or making his entire logic weak, unable to decisively identify true sentences. I argue against either alternative.

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