Ideas from 'Many, but almost one' by David Lewis [1993], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' by Lewis,David [CUP 1999,0-521-58787-5]].
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic
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Semantic indecision explains vagueness (if we have precisifications to be undecided about)
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail
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If cats are vague, we deny that the many cats are one, or deny that the one cat is many
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects
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We have one cloud, but many possible boundaries and aggregates for it
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity
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Basic to pragmatics is taking a message in a way that makes sense of it
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