Vagueness

Vagueness: a global approach

by Fine, Kit

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Vagueness is a subject of long-standing interest in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophical logic. Kit Fine presents a new theory of vagueness based on the radical hypothesis that vagueness is a "global" rather than a "local" phenomenon. In other words, according to Fine, the vagueness of an object or expression cannot properly be considered except in its relation to other objects or other expressions. He then applies the theory to a variety of topics in logic, metaphysics an…

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  • Full title :Vagueness : a global approach / Kit Fine.

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Vagueness is a subject of long-standing interest in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophical logic. Kit Fine presents a new theory of vagueness based on the radical hypothesis that vagueness is a "global" rather than a "local" phenomenon. In other words, according to Fine, the vagueness of an object or expression cannot properly be considered except in its relation to other objects or other expressions. He then applies the theory to a variety of topics in logic, metaphysics and epistemology, including the sorites paradox, the problem of personal identity, and the transparency of mental phenomenon. This is the inaugural volume in the Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy series, presenting lectures from the most important contemporary thinkers in the discipline.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020.

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  • Description:1 online resource (120 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780197514986, 0197514987
  • oclc:on1155494917
  • LC Classification:B105.V33
  • Dewey Decimal:110

Subjects

Vague (Philosophie) Vagueness (Philosophy)

Writers

Fine, Kit

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