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Chisholm's paradox: a standalone construct

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puzzle in which plausible formalizations of obligations that apply when another obligation is violated become inconsistent in standard deontic logic.

In logic, Chisholm's paradox refers to puzzle in which plausible formalizations of obligations that apply when another obligation is violated become inconsistent in standard deontic logic. This meaning comes from Chisholm (1963) in Analysis.[1]

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References

Chisholm, R. M. (1963). Contrary-To-Duty Imperatives and Deontic Logic. Analysis, 24(2), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/24.2.33

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