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Suppes, P. (2006). Ramsey’s Psychological Theory of Belief. In: Galavotti, M.C. (eds) Cambridge and Vienna. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook [2004], vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4101-2_4

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