antinomies
Mutually exclusive truths
Antinomies is the plural of antinomy, a contradiction between two principles or conclusions that both seem reasonable.
The term appears most often in philosophy and law, where conflicting rules or beliefs create logical tension: The antinomies of pure reason occupied Kant's attention.
In everyday use, antinomy describes any fundamental paradox or incompatibility: the antinomies of freedom and security.
Opposing claims, incompatible together
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- self-refutationAssertion negating itself
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- oxymoronSelf-contradicting phrase device
absurdity · koan · catch-22 · puzzle · conundrum · enigma · insoluble · irony
Consisting of two parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- dualityTwofold nature
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
complementarity · tension · antagonism · contrariety · diametric · either-or · bifurcation · inverse
German Enlightenment thinker
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
transcendental · metaphysics · epistemology · noumena · phenomena · critique · rationalism · empiricism
contradiction
Opposing claims, incompatible together
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- self-refutationAssertion negating itself
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
oxymoron · absurdity · koan · catch-22 · puzzle · conundrum · enigma · insoluble · irony · impossibility
binary
Consisting of two parts
dualism · complementarity · tension · antagonism · contrariety · diametric · either-or · bifurcation · inverse · counterposed
Kant
German Enlightenment thinker
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
synthesis · transcendental · metaphysics · epistemology · noumena · phenomena · critique · rationalism · empiricism · idealism
unresolvable
Impossible to settle
- conflictOpposition between parties
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- strainExcessive stretching force
dissonance · competing · rival · deadlock · impasse · standoff · stalemate · equipoise · balance · equilibrium
antinomiesconsistencies
States of being uniform
harmonies · coherences · concordances · unities · compatibilities
antinomiesfallacies
Invalid logical arguments
certainties · truths · sophisms · verities · errors
antinomiesresolutions
Formal decisions or pledges
solutions · reconciliations · syntheses · harmonizations · agreements