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Belief, Certainty and Vagueness

By: Rosanna Keefe  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2024-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2182-2875 | Journal ISSN: 0873-626X
Language: English, Portuguese
Page range: 1 - 19
Published on: Jan 20, 2026
Published by: University of Lisbon
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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