Erratum to: How negative truths are made true
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The second sentence on page 317 reads “The challenge is that, prima facie, it is hard to see how a negative truth, e.g., of something could be (or even needs to be) made true by the existence of some entity”. This sentence should read “The challenge is that, prima facie, it is hard to see how a negative truth, e.g., that is concerned with the non-existence of something could be (or even needs to be)made true by the existence of some entity”.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Synthese
دوره 192 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015