Vagueness and Contradiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199241309)

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.

Author: Roy A. Sorensen
ISBN-10: 0199241309
ISBN-13: 9780199241309
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2002
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.78w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 293