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Roy Sorenson offers a unique exploration of an ancient problem: vagueness. Did Buddha become a fat man in one second? Is there a tallest short giraffe? According to Sorenson's epistemicist approach, the answers are yes! Although vagueness abounds in the way the world is divided, Sorenson argues that the divisions are sharp; yet we often do not know where they are. Written in Sorenson'e usual inventive and amusing style, this book offers original insight on language and logic, the way world is, and our understanding of it.
This book investigates the nature of vagueness and contradiction, specifically questioning whether the boundaries of the world are inherently sharp despite our inability to perceive them. Roy Sorensen, a prominent philosopher, utilizes an epistemicist framework to argue that vagueness is a feature of our knowledge rather than a feature of the world itself. By examining classic paradoxes and linguistic puzzles, he challenges the reader to reconsider the relationship between human perception and objective reality.
What You Will Find
Experts and readers alike recognize this work as a significant contribution to contemporary analytic philosophy, particularly for its accessible and witty presentation of complex logical problems. Scholars often highlight the text as a primary resource for those interested in the intersection of semantics and metaphysics.
Page Count:
208
Publication Date:
2002-02-07
Publisher:
Clarendon Press
ISBN-10:
0199241309
ISBN-13:
9780199241309
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