Vagueness, logic and ontology:
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1. Verfasser: Hyde, Dominic (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Aldershot, England Ashgate ©2008
Schriftenreihe:Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index
Vagueness -- Russell's representational theory -- Descriptive representationalism -- Going non-classical : gaps and gluts -- Ontological vagueness -- Vague individuation and counting -- The logic of vagueness
Vagueness, Logic and Ontology explores various responses to the philosophical problems generated by vagueness and its associated paradox - the sorites paradox. Hyde argues that the theoretical space in which vagueness is sometimes ontologically grounded and modelled by a truth-functional logic affords a coherent response to the problems posed by vagueness. Showing how the concept of vagueness can be applied to the world, Hyde's ontological account proposes a substantial revision of orthodox semantics, metaphysics and logic. This book will be of particular interest to readers in philosophy, lin
Beschreibung:xii, 226 pages
ISBN:9780754687665
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9780754615323
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