Nicholas J J Smith

Vagueness and Degrees of Truth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vagueness and Degrees of Truth develops and defends a new position on vagueness. To make the book accessible to non-specialists, Nicholas Smith includes both an introduction to the relevant philosophical literature, and a gentle but thorough introduction to the required logical tools and concepts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780199233007
• ISBN-10: 0199233004
• Artikelnr.: 26100311

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The University of Sydney.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1: Foundations
1: Beginnings
2: The Space of Possible Theories of Vagueness
Part 2: Vagueness
3: What is Vagueness?
4: Accommodating Vagueness
Part 3: Degrees of Truth
5: Who's Afraid of Degrees of Truth?
6: Worldly Vagueness and Semantic Indeterminacy
Conclusion