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Meha MISHRA ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on Chisholm’s paradox and offers to resolve some ambiguities concerning a philosophical comparative analysis using two logical frameworks in which the paradox can be formalized. In the standard system of deontic logic, the Chisholm paradox is one of the most interesting and challenging paradoxes among all. The paradox, ever since its discovery, has been …

Michael J. SHAFFER ABSTRACT: This paper introduces two new paradoxes for standard deontic logic (SDL). They are importantly related to, but distinct from Ross’ paradox. These two new paradoxes for SDL are the simple weakening paradox and the complex weakening paradox. Both of these paradoxes arise in virtue of the underlying logic of SDL and are consequences of the fact …