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... laws of nature . Thirdly , we speak of laws of logic ( and mathe- matics ) . Obviously , the laws of nature and the laws of the state are very different . Yet the identity of name is no pure coincidence . Thus , with the Greeks the ...
... laws of nature . Thirdly , we speak of laws of logic ( and mathe- matics ) . Obviously , the laws of nature and the laws of the state are very different . Yet the identity of name is no pure coincidence . Thus , with the Greeks the ...
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... Law of Excluded Middle in the formulation " Every proposition is either true or false " and the Law of Contradiction in the formulation " No proposition is both true and false . " Are such laws " descriptive " or " prescrip- tive " ? If ...
... Law of Excluded Middle in the formulation " Every proposition is either true or false " and the Law of Contradiction in the formulation " No proposition is both true and false . " Are such laws " descriptive " or " prescrip- tive " ? If ...
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... laws of logic and the rules of a game is , however , not ob- vious . We raised the question whether the laws of logic and mathematics are descriptive or pre- scriptive . We have found that neither char- acterization appears quite to the ...
... laws of logic and the rules of a game is , however , not ob- vious . We raised the question whether the laws of logic and mathematics are descriptive or pre- scriptive . We have found that neither char- acterization appears quite to the ...
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Knowledge as recollection The divided line | 5 |
Causality Free Will and Determinism | 31 |
A defense of necessary connection | 40 |
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