Shapiro, Stewart, 1951-

Vagueness in context / Stewart Shapiro. - Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2008. - x, 226 p. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-219) and index.

1. The nature of vagueness : Humpty Dumpty gets his due. 2. Interlude : the place and role of model theory. 3. A start on model theory. 4. Connectives, quantifiers, logic. 5. Refinements and extensions I : so-called "higher-order vagueness". 6. Refinements and extensions II : objects, identity, and abstracts. 7. Metaphysical matters : language, the world, and objectivity.

9780199544783 (pbk.)


Vagueness (Philosophy)
Semantics (Philosophy)
Language and languages--Philosophy.

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