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... sufficient conditions which are stated precisely and clearly . There is no dictionary definition of ' table ' , for example , in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions that are stated precisely . In our ordinary conversations we ...
... sufficient conditions which are stated precisely and clearly . There is no dictionary definition of ' table ' , for example , in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions that are stated precisely . In our ordinary conversations we ...
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... sufficient condition for being divisible by 2 without remainder . But have we discovered a real definition of ' even integer " ? No , because a set of logically necessary and sufficient conditions for being an even integer is not ...
... sufficient condition for being divisible by 2 without remainder . But have we discovered a real definition of ' even integer " ? No , because a set of logically necessary and sufficient conditions for being an even integer is not ...
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... sufficient conditions . ( a ) It is necessarily true that crocodiles and only crocodiles resemble in certain ... sufficient condi- tions . There is no rational intuition by which we can " see " which set of necessary and sufficient ...
... sufficient conditions . ( a ) It is necessarily true that crocodiles and only crocodiles resemble in certain ... sufficient condi- tions . There is no rational intuition by which we can " see " which set of necessary and sufficient ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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