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Page 243
... fact follow from the premises - i.e . , the deduction of the conclusion from the premises must be logically sound ; and , second , the premises themselves must be true . Of these two con- ditions , the logician as such is concerned only ...
... fact follow from the premises - i.e . , the deduction of the conclusion from the premises must be logically sound ; and , second , the premises themselves must be true . Of these two con- ditions , the logician as such is concerned only ...
Page 264
... fact is that any consistent extension of S is bound also to be incomplete , and this fact is often expressed by saying that S is " essentially incomplete . " Nor could one obtain a complete system for arithmetic by starting afresh with ...
... fact is that any consistent extension of S is bound also to be incomplete , and this fact is often expressed by saying that S is " essentially incomplete . " Nor could one obtain a complete system for arithmetic by starting afresh with ...
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... fact thesis represented by its antecedent . Thus , " If this rubber band were made of copper , then it would conduct electricity " would be construed as an incomplete presentation of the argument resulting from its expansion into ...
... fact thesis represented by its antecedent . Thus , " If this rubber band were made of copper , then it would conduct electricity " would be construed as an incomplete presentation of the argument resulting from its expansion into ...
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