Invertible definitions
A concept of informational equivalence between relations is explicated to generalize some suggestions by Geach. It is shown that two relations are informationally equivalent if and only if each can be defined in terms of the other without the use of quantifiers. It is shown that there is a general m...
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Duke University Press
1987
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| author | Williamson, T |
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| description | A concept of informational equivalence between relations is explicated to generalize some suggestions by Geach. It is shown that two relations are informationally equivalent if and only if each can be defined in terms of the other without the use of quantifiers. It is shown that there is a general method for listing the ./-place relations informationally equivalent to an arbitrary given /-place relation if and only if i |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e2ddfdf0-3ef2-4cf3-a5b5-cbc990094ae52022-03-27T10:04:37ZInvertible definitionsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e2ddfdf0-3ef2-4cf3-a5b5-cbc990094ae5PhilosophyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetDuke University Press1987Williamson, TUniversity of Notre DameA concept of informational equivalence between relations is explicated to generalize some suggestions by Geach. It is shown that two relations are informationally equivalent if and only if each can be defined in terms of the other without the use of quantifiers. It is shown that there is a general method for listing the ./-place relations informationally equivalent to an arbitrary given /-place relation if and only if i |
| spellingShingle | Philosophy Williamson, T Invertible definitions |
| title | Invertible definitions |
| title_full | Invertible definitions |
| title_fullStr | Invertible definitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Invertible definitions |
| title_short | Invertible definitions |
| title_sort | invertible definitions |
| topic | Philosophy |
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