The result is a sense of "inconsistence" or "self-opposition" between feelings of approval and disapproval toward the same action.
Here, we argue that such self-opposition, if considered dimensionlessly, is analogous to the liar paradox: 'This statement is false'.
He withdraws into a desperate ideal of freedom, defining his private self in opposition to the public world of meetings and deals.
The proposal highlighted the risks to the self-appointed opposition leaders, as some of their constituents reacted with outrage.
You'll lack the arguments, convictions and the coherent view of reality that you'll need when challenged by a self-confident opposition.
To the extent that policy uncertainty is a factor, it's a factor because we have the most ruthless, self-absorbed opposition party since the 1850s.
The very seriousness of the stakes in Obama's gamble will drive most conservatives into an increasingly fanatical and self-isolating opposition.
He would not play by their rules; he would do things his way in self-conscious opposition and prove that he was right.
Lip service to federalism before the war united the disparate self-serving opposition parties to oust Saddam Hussein -- a means to an end.
There also remained a feeling within the Dutch camp that their team is one more suited to counter-attacking self-confident opposition than dominating more cautious foes.
A new Asia Society interview with Peter Popham, a journalist with The Independent, more fully illuminates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's life, adding context and dimensions beyond the customary profile of a self-sacrificing opposition leader shuttered away in a crumbling villa.
