Vagueness and Contradiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199271160)

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 Sorensen
ISBN-10: 019927116X
ISBN-13: 9780199271160
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2004
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.44w x 0.50d