- Abstract:
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Three classic distinctions specify that truths can be necessary versus contingent,analytic versus synthetic, and a priori versus a posteriori. The philosopher reading this article knows very well both how useful and ordinary such distinctions are in our conceptual work and that they have been subject to many and detailed debates, especially the last two. In the following pages, I do not wish to discuss how far they may be tenable. I shall assume that, if they are reasonable and non problemati...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
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- Publisher:
- Springer Netherlands Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Synthese Journal website
- Volume:
- 195
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 465-481
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-09-26
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1573-0964
- ISSN:
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0039-7857
- Pubs id:
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pubs:655844
- URN:
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uri:888465da-ebd6-40c6-b968-69b8bbaae0f4
- UUID:
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uuid:888465da-ebd6-40c6-b968-69b8bbaae0f4
- Local pid:
- pubs:655844
- Copyright holder:
- Luciano Floridi
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
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