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vicious circle
vicious circle In this historical logical sense, a vicious circle is a fault in definition where the thing being defined is brought back into its own explanation.
In this historical logical sense, a vicious circle is a fault in definition where the thing being defined is brought back into its own explanation. Baldwin uses the term to deny that a proposed formulation is circular because it can be defined without relying on the very negative term at issue.