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UNISA996384772803316 |
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Autore |
Wright John Michael <ca. 1617-ca. 1694.> |
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Titolo |
An account of His Excellence, Roger Earl of Castlemaine's embassy from His Sacred Majesty James IId, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &c. to His Holiness Innocent XI [[electronic resource] /] / published formerly in the Italian tongue by Mr. Michael Wright ... and now made English ; with several amendments and additions |
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London, : Printed by Tho. Snowden for the Author, 1688 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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[7], 116, [3] p., 14 leaves of plates (3 folded) |
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Great Britain Foreign relations Italy |
Italy Foreign relations Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Errata: p. 116. |
Reproduction of original in Bristol Public Library, Bristol, England. |
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UNINA9910781072503321 |
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Autore |
Deemter Kees van |
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Titolo |
Not exactly [[electronic resource] ] : in praise of vagueness / / Kees van Deemter |
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Oxford ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
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0-19-164785-3 |
1-282-46580-5 |
9786612465802 |
0-19-157288-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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121.68 |
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401.43 |
401/.43 |
511.313 |
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Vagueness (Philosophy) |
Semantics |
Logic |
Computational linguistics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures; Prologue; 1. Introduction: False Clarity; PART I: VAGUENESS, WHERE ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT; PART II: THEORIES OF VAGUENESS; PART III: WORKING MODELS OF VAGUENESS; Notes; Recommended Reading; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Not everything is black and white. Our daily lives are full of vagueness or fuzziness. Language is the most obvious example - for instance, when we describe someone as tall, it is as though there is a particular height beyond which a person can be considered 'tall'. Likewise the terms 'blond' or 'overweight' in common usage. We often think in discontinuous categories when we are considering something continuous.In this book, van Deemter cuts across various disciplines in considering the nature and importance of vagueness. He looks at the |
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principles of measurement, and how we choose categories; |
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