02769nam 2200613Ia 450 991045563730332120200520144314.01-282-50203-497866125020330-19-157333-7(CKB)2520000000006431(EBL)497637(OCoLC)593240218(SSID)ssj0000336447(PQKBManifestationID)11234057(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336447(PQKBWorkID)10283195(PQKB)10285522(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076128(MiAaPQ)EBC497637(Au-PeEL)EBL497637(CaPaEBR)ebr10365175(CaONFJC)MIL250203(EXLCZ)99252000000000643120090713d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCuts and clouds[electronic resource] vagueness, its nature, and its logic /edited by Richard Dietz and Sebastoamo MoruzziNew York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (599 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-172213-8 0-19-957038-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; PART I: The Nature of Vagueness; I: What is Vagueness?; II: Vagueness in Reality; III: Tolerance and Paradox; IV: Vagueness in Context; PART II: The Logic of Vagueness; V: Supervaluationism; VI: Paraconsistent Logics; VII: Many-Valued Logics; VIII: Higher-Order Vagueness; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; ZVagueness is a familiar but deeply puzzling aspect of the relation between language and the world. It is highly controversial what the nature of vagueness is - a feature of the way we represent reality in language, or rather a feature of reality itself? May even relations like identity or parthood be affected by vagueness? Sorites arguments suggest that vague terms are either inconsistent or have a sharp boundary. The account we give of such paradoxes plays a pivotal role for ourunderstanding of natural languages. If our reasoning involves any vague concepts, is it safe from contradiction? Do Vagueness (Philosophy)PhilosophyElectronic books.Vagueness (Philosophy)Philosophy.110Dietz Richard869164Moruzzi Sebastiano612320MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455637303321Cuts and clouds1940555UNINA