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... proposition ; for given certain plausible conditions on the evidence relation it would follow that if we believe anything , then we are under obligation to believe infinitely many propositions . Let's say that proposition p is basic for ...
... proposition ; for given certain plausible conditions on the evidence relation it would follow that if we believe anything , then we are under obligation to believe infinitely many propositions . Let's say that proposition p is basic for ...
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... propositions about swimming . ) . . . [ Conditions for knowing that ] Now , what is re- quired for us to know in this third and most im- portant sense ? Taking the letter p to stand for any proposition , what requirements must be met in ...
... propositions about swimming . ) . . . [ Conditions for knowing that ] Now , what is re- quired for us to know in this third and most im- portant sense ? Taking the letter p to stand for any proposition , what requirements must be met in ...
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... Proposition A sentence or statement that must either be true or false . Every statement that " states " how the world is is a proposition . Questions and imperatives are not propositions . " Would you open the door " and " Please , open ...
... Proposition A sentence or statement that must either be true or false . Every statement that " states " how the world is is a proposition . Questions and imperatives are not propositions . " Would you open the door " and " Please , open ...
Contents
What Is Philosophy? | 1 |
A Little Bit of Logic | 23 |
Philosophy of Religion 3355 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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