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... entails believing that such and such is the case ; third , that perceiving a thing or a collection of things entails perceiving that such and such is the case . Now Descartes is pretty obviously of the opinion that " S is perceiving ...
... entails believing that such and such is the case ; third , that perceiving a thing or a collection of things entails perceiving that such and such is the case . Now Descartes is pretty obviously of the opinion that " S is perceiving ...
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... entails it . It is true that every necessarily false proposition entails it , but no neces- sarily false proposition is incorrigible for anyone . Hence , there is no non - contingent incorrigible proposition that entails it . But we ...
... entails it . It is true that every necessarily false proposition entails it , but no neces- sarily false proposition is incorrigible for anyone . Hence , there is no non - contingent incorrigible proposition that entails it . But we ...
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... entails any of the others , and let ' S ' be any sentence whatever . Church shows that , by Ayer's second criterion ... entails an observa- tion sentence ' r , ' which ' p ' alone does not entail . Now either ' ( ~ p.q ) v ( ~ S.r ) ...
... entails any of the others , and let ' S ' be any sentence whatever . Church shows that , by Ayer's second criterion ... entails an observa- tion sentence ' r , ' which ' p ' alone does not entail . Now either ' ( ~ p.q ) v ( ~ S.r ) ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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