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... sentence formed from a finite number of atomic sentences by means of truth - functional connectives . Basic sentences will be considered as included among the molecular sentences . Basic sentences can be considered as the simplest ...
... sentence formed from a finite number of atomic sentences by means of truth - functional connectives . Basic sentences will be considered as included among the molecular sentences . Basic sentences can be considered as the simplest ...
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... sentences are mutually exclusive , so must be the contents of K1 and K2 , which have not a single minimal sentence ... atomic sentences and of the negations 39. Cf. especially ( 1945 ) , ( 1945a ) , ( 1947 ) . 40. See Helmer and ...
... sentences are mutually exclusive , so must be the contents of K1 and K2 , which have not a single minimal sentence ... atomic sentences and of the negations 39. Cf. especially ( 1945 ) , ( 1945a ) , ( 1947 ) . 40. See Helmer and ...
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... atomic sentences . In a language with n atomic sentences , there exist 2 " state descriptions . Thus , e.g. , the language L , repeatedly mentioned in §8 contains the following four maximal sentences : ' P ( a ) · Q ( a ) ' , ' P ( a ) ...
... atomic sentences . In a language with n atomic sentences , there exist 2 " state descriptions . Thus , e.g. , the language L , repeatedly mentioned in §8 contains the following four maximal sentences : ' P ( a ) · Q ( a ) ' , ' P ( a ) ...
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Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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