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 R.M. Sainsbury - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Vagueness, philosophy: there are descriptions of objects or situations that are necessarily not fully determined. For example, the indication whether a given hue is still red or already orange is not always decidable. It is a property of the language to provide vague predicates. Whether vagueness is a property of the world is controversial. See also sorites, indeterminacy, under-determinateness, intensification, penumbra.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Field, Hartry Vagueness   Field
Fraassen, Bas van Vagueness   Fraassen
Gärdenfors, Peter Vagueness   Gärdenfors
Lewis, David K. Vagueness   Lewis
Logic Texts Vagueness   Logic Texts
McGinn, Colin Vagueness   McGinn
Putnam, Hilary Vagueness   Putnam
Quine, W.V.O. Vagueness   Quine
Sainsbury, Richard M. Vagueness   Sainsbury
Williamson, Timothy Vagueness   Williamson
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Vagueness   Wittgenstein
Wright, Crispin Vagueness   Wright

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