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An expression in law and logic to indicate that two authorities, laws, or propositions are inconsistent with each other. See also: inconsistency, opposition, paradox ANTINOMY. A term used in the civil law to signify the real or apparent contradiction between two laws or two decisions. Merl. Repert. h.t. Vide Conflict of Laws. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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According to Niebuhr, the antinomies of human nature are to be distinguished from the manner in which mind and body are separated in classical rationalism, that is, the mind being the seat of virtue and able to bring all impulses into order; the body, from which come lust and ambitions, being the cause of evil. But how was this reconciliation of antinomies to be achieved? Proceeding from a cultural logic that erases categorical distinctions and transforms antinomies into collaborations, Price treats content as "content" in the commercial sense of the word--that is, as an interchangeable unit, a kind of shadow currency. |
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