><<A paradox occurs because of self-referentiality. We must express ourselves
>in a certain language, and any type of questioning of the status quo way of
>arranging language MUST contradict itself.>>
>
>What's the warrant for this claim? Why does discourse that challenges the
>status quo have to contradict itself?
Because of the ubiquity of the discourse being challenged. If the assumptions of metaphysics, or a certain mindset, is embedded in language itself, and one tries to question the assumptions of that language from within that language, one faces the issue of performative contradiction.
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>in a certain language, and any type of questioning of the status quo way of
>arranging language MUST contradict itself.>>
>
>What's the warrant for this claim? Why does discourse that challenges the
>status quo have to contradict itself?
Because of the ubiquity of the discourse being challenged. If the assumptions of metaphysics, or a certain mindset, is embedded in language itself, and one tries to question the assumptions of that language from within that language, one faces the issue of performative contradiction.
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Stick Figure Death Theatre - http://www.sfdt.com/
Twice the Entertainment, half the talent.