The Thesis of Vague Objects and Unger's Problem of the Many

Philosophical Papers 30 (1):57-67 (2001)
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Although the predominant view is that vagueness is due to our language being imprecise, the alternative idea that objects themselves do not have determinate borders has received an occasional hearing. But what has failed to be appreciated is how this idea can avoid a puzzle Peter Unger named “The Problem of the Many.”[i].

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