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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
- Vagueness and Open Texture
- Vagueness and Generality
- Vagueness and Genericity
In propositions that manifest vagueness, indeterminacy emerges from the word to the use (word-use): something in the meaning formation of the word (tokenings, regularities, explanatory criteria) creates unclarity. On the other hand, in propositions that manifest open texture, indeterminacy emerges from the object to the use (object-use); there is a...
Comparatively, in propositions that manifest generality, indeterminacy emerges not from a word-use direction but from the plurality of propositional subjects or the plurality of word objects (plural subject/plural object-word). This is the case of general propositions like “All ravens are black,” which are characterized by a plurality of cumulative...
Finally, in propositions that manifest genericity, indeterminacy emerges not from a word-use direction but from space-time dependence (space-time-word). Genericity, much like generality, seems to be characterized by plurality of propositional subjects.Footnote 62 This leads to another frequent confusion—between generality and genericity, particular...
- 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.
A literature review focuses on everything that has been written about a particular topic, theory, or body of research. It is focused on the research and the researchers who have undertaken research on your topic. In contrast, an essay focuses on proving a point.
This chapter introduces the philosophical concept of vagueness and explains its significance for contemporary philosophy. The concept is seen to give rise to two main problems: the ‘soritic problem’ of finding a solution to the paradoxes of vagueness; and the ‘semantic problem’ of finding a satisfactory semantics and logic for vague ...
Feb 8, 1997 · When it comes to robustness, vagueness resembles generality more than vagueness resembles ambiguity. Mathematical terms such as ‘prime number’ show that a term can be general without being vague. A term can also be vague without being general.
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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.
