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|    Proof Theoretic Semantics Blocks Patholo    |
|    16 Jan 26 11:47:53    |
      XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math       XPost: comp.lang.prolog       From: polcott333@gmail.com              The system uses proof-theoretic semantics, where the       meaning of a statement is determined entirely by its       inferential role within a theory. A theory T consists       of a finite set of basic statements together with       everything that can be derived from them using the       inference rules. The statements derivable in this       way are the theorems of T. A statement is true in       T exactly when T proves it. A statement is false       in T exactly when T proves its negation. Some       statements are neither true nor false in T. These       are the non-well-founded statements: statements       whose inferential justification cannot be grounded       in a finite, well-founded proof structure. This includes       self-referential constructions such as Gödel-type sentences.              *Proof Theoretic Semantics Blocks Pathological Self-Reference*       https://philpapers.org/archive/OLCPTS.pdf              --       Copyright 2026 Olcott |
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