Paradoxical logic

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According to Erich Fromm, paradoxical logic is a way of thinking that is in contrast to the laws of thought of Aristotle (384–322 BC). It largely corresponds to the religious systems of the East. Fromm mentions Lao-Tse (6th or 7th century BC) as a well-known representative of paradoxical logic . Around the same time, Heraclitus (around 520-460 BC) represented his theories of enantiodromy . Later paradoxical logic appeared again under the name dialectic in the philosophy of Hegel and Marx . Fromm states that the difference between Aristotelian and paradoxical logic is that Aristotelian logic is an either-or logic aimed at exclusion (A does not equal B), whereas paradoxical logic is an inclusive logic of both-and also. As an example, Fromm gives, in his book "Beyond Illusions", the saying 78 from Tao-te-king of Lao-Tse: "Words that are clearly true seem to be paradoxical" and from Tschuang-tse: "What is one is one. What is not-one is also one. "

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  1. ↑ Fromm, Erich : The art of loving . (1956) Ullstein Frankfurt 1984, Book No. 35258; P. 84 ff.