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Yablo Sequences in Truth Theories

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Logic and Its Applications (ICLA 2013)

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We investigate the properties of Yablo sentences and formulas in theories of truth. Questions concerning provability of Yablo sentences in various truth systems, their provable equivalence, and their equivalence to the statements of their own untruth are discussed and answered.

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Cieśliński, C. (2013). Yablo Sequences in Truth Theories. In: Lodaya, K. (eds) Logic and Its Applications. ICLA 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36039-8_12

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