
The Riddle of Vagueness brings together Crispin Wright's most influential essays on the topic of vagueness, written over a period of forty-five years. The volume includes his seminal work on the Sorites paradox, his critique of the epistemic conception of vagueness, and his exploration of the intuitionistic approach to the problem. These essays trace the development of Wright's own thinking on the subject and provide a comprehensive overview of the main debates in the field.
This collection investigates the logical and semantic challenges posed by vague predicates and the persistent paradoxes associated with borderline cases. Crispin Wright, a prominent philosopher of language and logic, compiles four decades of his research to examine the nature of vagueness. The essays evaluate various theoretical frameworks, including epistemicism, intuitionism, and degree-theoretic approaches, to determine how language functions when boundaries are not clearly defined.
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Experts recognize this volume as a significant compilation of foundational work in the analytic philosophy of language. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density and the rigorous logical argumentation required to engage with the prose.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Usa - Oso Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
019166295X
ISBN-13:
9780191662959
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