Belief and Negation

This paper argues for the importance of the distinction between internal and external negation over expressions for belief. The common fallacy is to confuse statement like (1) and (2): (1) John believes that the school is not closed on Tuesday; (2) John does not believe that the school is closed on...

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Main Authors: Jonathan E. Adler, J. Anthony Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2000-01-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2277