noun
- A contradiction or conflict between two laws, principles, or statements that seem equally valid.
Usage: formal; philosophy
Examples
- The antinome between free will and determinism has puzzled philosophers for centuries.
- Legal scholars identified an antinome in the two statutes that seemed to contradict each other.
- The antinome between individual liberty and collective responsibility remains unresolved.
- Kant explored the antinome of reason in his critical philosophy.