17431 | Vagueness is incomplete definition [Frege, by Koslicki] |
9051 | Since natural language is not precise it cannot be in the province of logic [Russell, by Keefe/Smith] |
9054 | Vagueness is only a characteristic of representations, such as language [Russell] |
19042 | Terms learned by ostension tend to be vague, because that must be quick and unrefined [Quine] |
8180 | 'That is red or orange' might be considered true, even though 'that is red' and 'that is orange' were not [Dummett] |
9052 | Vague predicates lack application; there are no borderline cases; vague F is not F [Unger, by Keefe/Smith] |
15538 | Semantic indecision explains vagueness (if we have precisifications to be undecided about) [Lewis] |
9057 | Vagueness is semantic indecision: we haven't settled quite what our words are meant to express [Lewis] |
9671 | Whether or not France is hexagonal depends on your standards of precision [Lewis] |
16458 | Semantic vagueness involves alternative and equal precisifications of the language [Lewis] |
17582 | Singular terms can be vague, because they can contain predicates, which can be vague [Inwagen] |
12023 | Vagueness problems arise from applying sharp semantics to vague languages [Forbes,G] |
9768 | Vagueness is semantic, a deficiency of meaning [Fine,K] |
21614 | The 'nihilist' view of vagueness says that 'heap' is not a legitimate concept [Williamson] |
21617 | We can say propositions are bivalent, but vague utterances don't express a proposition [Williamson] |
21618 | If the vague 'TW is thin' says nothing, what does 'TW is thin if his perfect twin is thin' say? [Williamson] |
21625 | The vagueness of 'heap' can remain even when the context is fixed [Williamson] |
11016 | Would a language without vagueness be usable at all? [Read] |