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Strong Alethic Pluralism and the Fragmentation of Logical Validity

By: Andrea Strollo  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2024-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2182-2875 | Journal ISSN: 0873-626X
Language: English, Portuguese
Page range: 242 - 262
Published on: Jan 26, 2026
Published by: University of Lisbon
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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