Topics of Thought: The Logic of Knowledge, Belief, Imagination

Francesco Berto

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Why doesn't knowing one thing mean you know everything it implies? Berto builds a logic of knowledge, belief and imagination that tracks what our thoughts are about, offering a fresh answer to a classic problem of formal epistemology.

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