Oxford, England: Oxford University Press (2001)
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Roy Sorenson offers a unique exploration of an ancient problem: vagueness. Did Buddha become a fat man in one second? Is there a tallest short giraffe? According to Sorenson's epistemicist approach, the answers are yes! Although vagueness abounds in the way the world is divided, Sorenson argues that the divisions are sharp; yet we often do not know where they are. Written in Sorenson'e usual inventive and amusing style, this book offers original insight on language and logic, the way world is, and our understanding of it.
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| Keywords | Vagueness (Philosophy Contradiction |
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| Reprint years | 2004 |
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| Call number | B105.V33.S67 2001 |
| ISBN(s) | 019927116X 9780199271160 9780199241309 0199241309 9780191588068 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2005.tb00480.x |
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