What Is a Self-Contradicting?

adjective. If you say or write something that is self-contradictory, you make two statements which cannot both be true. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.

What is self contradictory in philosophy?

Self-contradiction (self contradictory statement) a statement which is necessarily false on the basis of its logical structure. ... Descartes formulated the concept of necessary truth such that a statement is said to be "necessarily true" if it is logically impossible to deny it (i.e., believe it to be false).

What do you call a self contradictory person?

▲ Of statements that contradict themselves, ultimately logically corrupting the statement. contradictory. incongruous. illogical.