Dominic Hyde

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology explores various responses to the philosophical problems generated by vagueness and its associated paradox - the sorites paradox. Hyde argues that the theoretical space in which vagueness is sometimes ontologically grounded and modelled by a truth-functional logic affords a coherent response to the problems posed by vagueness. Showing how the concept of vagueness can be applied to the world, Hyde's ontological account proposes a substantial revision of orthodox semantics, metaphysics and logic. This book will be of particular interest to readers in philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science and geographic information systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780754615323
• ISBN-10: 0754615324
• Artikelnr.: 26527601

Autorenporträt

Dominic Hyde is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Vagueness
Russell's representational theory
Descriptive representationalism
Going non-classical: gaps and gluts
Ontological vagueness
Vague individuation and counting
The logic of vagueness
Bibliography
Index.