On 'the Denial of Bivalence is Absurd'

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 81 (3):369-382 (2003)
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Timothy Williamson, in various places, has put forward an argument that is supposed to show that denying bivalence is absurd. This paper is an examination of the logical force of this argument, which is found wanting.

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