Beyond the Limits of Thought

This is a philosophical investigation of the nature of conceptual limits. Drawing on recent developments in the field of logic, Professor Priest argues that such limits do indeed exist, and are, by their nature, contradictory. He develops his argument through an analysis of the way in which such limits have appeared in the work of major Western philosophers, ranging from Aristotle to Derrida. This is an original and lucid approach to the subject, which will be of particular interest to logicians and philosophers of language.