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Sep 26, 2019 · Vagueness (in the sense of indeterminacy) seems to be relevant for the understanding of the sentence only when situated in the predicate term. Although vague singular terms are conceivable, I argue that their eventual indeterminacy is not relevant (truth-value emerges from predication).
- Ana Escher
- anaescher@campus.ul.pt
- 2019
This chapter presents a definition of vagueness. Section 3.1 explains what the task of defining vagueness involves, and why this task is important. Section 3.2 examines and criticizes existing definitions of vagueness. Section 3.3 explains a key notion necessary for an understanding of the book's definition of vagueness.
May 7, 2021 · 2.1 What is vagueness? Vagueness is usually explained by reference to paradigmatically vague terms such as “blue”, “tall”, or “heap”. Moreover, three characteristics have been accepted in the literature as essential to vagueness.
- David Lanius
- 2021
Oct 27, 2016 · Fink 2010 defines a literature review as a systematic review of existing body of data that identifies, evaluates, and synthesizes for explicit presentation. Jesson, et al. 2011 defines the literature review as a critical description and appraisal of a topic.
Ambiguity in-volves uncertainty about mappings between levels of representation with different structural characteristics, while vagueness involves uncertainly about the actual meanings of particular terms.
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Oct 14, 2024 · A literature review is a review and synthesis of existing research on a topic or research question. A literature review is meant to analyze the scholarly literature, make connections across writings and identify strengths, weaknesses, trends, and missing conversations.
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May 16, 2016 · A formal literature review is an evidence-based, in-depth analysis of a subject. There are many reasons for writing one and these will influence the length and style of your review, but in essence a literature review is a critical appraisal of the current collective knowledge on a subject.
