7 ideas
19043 | Bivalence applies not just to sentences, but that general terms are true or false of each object [Quine] |
21597 | Logical connectives have the highest precision, yet are infected by the vagueness of true and false [Russell, by Williamson] |
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] |
8431 | Problems with Goodman's view of counterfactuals led to a radical approach from Stalnaker and Lewis [Horwich] |
8432 | Analyse counterfactuals using causation, not the other way around [Horwich] |