Whitehead and Sheffer’s Incompatibility An Investigation of the Relationship between Metaphysics and Logic

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Published: 2021-01-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26512/dasquestoes.v7i2.27487
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Alfred N. Whitehead, Metaphysics, Logic, Sheffer, Incompatibility

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Naoki Arimura

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): Worlds in Process - part 2

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Whitehead and Sheffer’s Incompatibility: An Investigation of the Relationship between Metaphysics and Logic. Das Questões, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 2, 2021. DOI: 10.26512/dasquestoes.v7i2.27487. Disponível em: https://periodicostestes.bce.unb.br/index.php/dasquestoes/article/view/27487. Acesso em: 6 jan. 2026.

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