Knowledge, false belief, and reductio
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چکیده
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Inquiry
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0046-9580', '1945-7243']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174x.2021.1984306