La contradicción
Example: La contradicción en sus argumentos confundió a todos en la reunión.
Definition
"La contradicción" in philosophy refers to a situation where two or more statements, ideas, or propositions are logically incompatible, meaning they cannot all be true at the same time. For example, "la contradicción" in an argument can cause confusion or highlight inconsistency.
Etymology
The word "la contradicción" comes from the Latin 'contradictio,' which combines 'contra' meaning 'against' and 'dicere' meaning 'to speak.' Did you know? The term originally described speaking against someone else, which perfectly fits the idea of opposing statements or ideas.
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"La contradicción" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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