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Truth function- ality Well- formed formulas ( wff's ) Decision procedure with truth tables Construc- tion of valid wff's. Problems including some that have already occurred above , raise in the problems that belong to philosophy rather ...
Truth function- ality Well- formed formulas ( wff's ) Decision procedure with truth tables Construc- tion of valid wff's. Problems including some that have already occurred above , raise in the problems that belong to philosophy rather ...
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... truth - functional , in order to discover the truth value of any instance of such a wff , it is unnecessary to consider anything but the truth values of the propositions replacing the variables . In other words , the assignment of a ...
... truth - functional , in order to discover the truth value of any instance of such a wff , it is unnecessary to consider anything but the truth values of the propositions replacing the variables . In other words , the assignment of a ...
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... truth . Such a truth definition determines the truth condition for every sentence ; i.e. , the necessary and sufficient conditions for its truth . The meaning of a sentence is then identified with its truth condition because , as Carnap ...
... truth . Such a truth definition determines the truth condition for every sentence ; i.e. , the necessary and sufficient conditions for its truth . The meaning of a sentence is then identified with its truth condition because , as Carnap ...
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