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... true . But what sort of inferential step is at issue in the thesis that " x knows p❞ leads to " p is true " ? Is the link deductive , inductive , presuppositional , or somehow " pragmatic " ? Each view has its supporters : on the ...
... true . But what sort of inferential step is at issue in the thesis that " x knows p❞ leads to " p is true " ? Is the link deductive , inductive , presuppositional , or somehow " pragmatic " ? Each view has its supporters : on the ...
Page 32
... true ( i.e. , have a true answer ) ; illegitimate ( i.e. , have no possible answer at all ) ; or false ( i.e. , have possible answers but no true ones ) . One question , Q1 , will entail another , Q2 , if every possi- ble answer to the ...
... true ( i.e. , have a true answer ) ; illegitimate ( i.e. , have no possible answer at all ) ; or false ( i.e. , have possible answers but no true ones ) . One question , Q1 , will entail another , Q2 , if every possi- ble answer to the ...
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... true or false and that no proposition is both true and false . Truth and falsity are said to be the truth values of propositions . The function of an operator is to form a new proposition from one or more given propositions , called the ...
... true or false and that no proposition is both true and false . Truth and falsity are said to be the truth values of propositions . The function of an operator is to form a new proposition from one or more given propositions , called the ...
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