ἀντίφασις
antiphasis
contradiction
Appears 146 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀντίφασις, εως, ἡ, (ἀντίφημι) in Logic, A. contradiction of propositions, Int. 17a33, AP 0.72a12, Metaph. 1011b23, 1055b1, al.; ἐξ ἀντιφάσεως per contra, Chr. 58; ἐξ ἀντιφάσεως συλλογισμός, e.g. ‘either there is day or there is not day’, 2.87; ἡ κατʼ ἀντίφασιν ἐρώτησις, e.g. ‘Does A possess B or not?ʼ, Ps.- Aphr.in SE 81.35, cf. 103.16. II. contradictory proposition, Int. 22a39, APr. 34b29, al.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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