The Quietist’s Gambit

In this paper I develop a semantic theory of vagueness that is immune to worries regarding the use of precise mathematical tools. I call this view semantic quietism. This view has the advantage of being clearly compatible with the phenomenon of vagueness. The cost is that it cannot capture every rob...

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Main Author: Ricardo Mena
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2018-08-01
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Online Access:http://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/pg/es/descarga_ing.php?id_volumen=184&id_articulo=1146
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The Quietist’s Gambit
Crítica
vagueness
philosophy of language
philosophy of logic
quietism
semantics
title The Quietist’s Gambit
title_full The Quietist’s Gambit
title_fullStr The Quietist’s Gambit
title_full_unstemmed The Quietist’s Gambit
title_short The Quietist’s Gambit
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topic vagueness
philosophy of language
philosophy of logic
quietism
semantics
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