Bertrand Russell introduced orders on propositions to block
construction of paradoxes such as “The Liar” [Russell 1908].
Without orders on propositions, the “self-referential”
proposition I’mFalse (such that
I’mFalse⇔¬I’mFalse) could be constructed using the
following recursive definition:
I’mFalse:Proposition<i>≡¬I’mFalse. Since Ψ is a
propositional variable in the definition, ¬Ψ:Proposition <i+1>. Consequently,
I’mFalse:Proposition <i>⇒I’mFalse:Proposition<i+1>, which
is a contradiction.
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