On Contradiction

Contradiction is a Basic Feature of Life and Thought

What should we make of contradictions?

• Analytic philosophers see a contradiction and go “Gotcha.”

• Talmudists see a contradiction and go, “This is only an apparent contradiction. The cases are different.”

• Straussians see one and go “Huh. Wonder what the author was trying to teach me.”

• Derrideans see one and go “All terms are unstable.”

• Poets see one and go…