The Principle as Ground Non-Contradiction and Aristotle

<p>Numerous thinkers have considered the Principle of Non-Contradiction but none has clearly identified its inherent limitation: that it is itself only a formal principle.</p><p>This book shows that negation plays a fundamental role both in the constitution of the principle and in the affirmation of its value which consists in its undeniability. Since it is a formal negation it is extrinsic to the negated in such a way that it is configured as a negation only insofar as it is applied to something.</p><p>On the basis of this analysis it is shown that it is possible to reverse the usual philosophical perspective: it makes no sense to speak of proof of the principle but only of proof by virtue of the principle.</p><p>This book is essential reading for all scholars and researchers of theoretical philosophy and Aristotle.</p>