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Truth and Knowledge

Logic in Computer Science 2022-06-03 v6

Abstract

The main subjects of this text are: (1) Generalization of concepts and operations, like distance and size, to situations where they are not definable in the usual way. (2) A pragmatic theory of handling contradictions using reliability of the information sources. (3) Relation of formal semantics to brain processes. (4) Remarks on Yablo's coding of the liar paradox in infinite acyclic graphs.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2104.13573,
  title  = {Truth and Knowledge},
  author = {Karl Schlechta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.13573},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Preliminary version, final version to appear in College Publications, Series Studies in Logic and Argumentation, ISBN 978-1-84890-403-3