Full Idea
Vagueness remains even when the context is fixed. In principle, a vague word might exhibit no context dependence whatsoever. ...For example, a dispute over whether someone has left a 'heap' of sand on the floor.
Gist of Idea
The vagueness of 'heap' can remain even when the context is fixed
Source
Timothy Williamson (Vagueness [1994], 7.7)
Book Reference
Williamson,Timothy: 'Vagueness' [Routledge 1996], p.215
A Reaction
A fairly devastating rebuttal of what seems to be David Lewis's view. He talks of something being 'smooth' depending on context.
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Idea 9057 Vagueness is semantic indecision: we haven't settled quite what our words are meant to express [Lewis]
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