self-refute

English

Etymology

self- + refute

Verb

self-refute (third-person singular simple present self-refutes, present participle self-refuting, simple past and past participle self-refuted)

  1. (intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true.
    • 2008, Graham Dunstan Martin, Living on Purpose: Meaning, Intention, and Value:
      Moreover it is philosophical suicide, since it self-refutes.

Derived terms

References

Self-refuting idea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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