Faculty Publications
Strategic Use Of The Unsayable: Paradox As Argument In Gödel's Theorem
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Epistemology, Gödel's Theorem (or Gödel), Mathematics, Paradox, Rhetoric
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Volume
84
Issue
1
First Page
80
Last Page
93
Abstract
Gödel's Theorem was the mathematical proof that has been said to mark the loss of certainty in formal logic; Lyotard named it as the beginning of the post-modern reformulation of the nature of knowledge. Gödel's proof is also an eloquent paradigm-changing text, demonstrating the inability of language, however perfect, to represent reality in a way that guarantees unambiguous communication. Instead, he uses paradox as an alternative form of argument that creates certainty through performance. © 1998 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Department
Department of Management
Original Publication Date
2-1-1998
DOI of published version
10.1080/00335639809384205
Recommended Citation
Cyphert, Dale, "Strategic Use Of The Unsayable: Paradox As Argument In Gödel's Theorem" (1998). Faculty Publications. 3880.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/3880
