Vagueness And Thought
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Vagueness And Thought
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Author : Andrew Bacon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Vagueness And Thought written by Andrew Bacon and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Philosophy categories.
Vagueness is the study of concepts that admit borderline cases: the property of being bald is vague because there are people who are neither definitely bald, nor definitely not bald. The epistemology of vagueness concerns the sorts of attitudes we ought to have towards propositions we know to be borderline. Is it possible to discover whether a borderline bald man is bald? Could two people with access to the same facts reasonably disagree about whether he is bald? Does it matter, when making practical decisions, whether he is bald? By drawing on such considerations, Andrew Bacon develops a novel theory of vagueness in which vagueness is fundamentally a property of propositions, and is explicated in terms of its role in thought. On this theory, language plays little role in explaining the central puzzles of vagueness. Part I of the book outlines some of the central questions regarding the logic and epistemology of vagueness, and criticizes some extant approaches to them. Part II concerns issues in the epistemology of vagueness, touching on the ramifications of vague thoughts on the study of evidence, ignorance, desire, probability theory, and decision theory. By examining the effects of vague information on one's beliefs about the precise, a positive theory of vagueness is proposed. Part III concerns the logic of vagueness, including the interaction between vagueness and modality, vague identity, and the paradoxes of higher-order vagueness. Bacon suggests that some familiar philosophical notions -- including the concept of a fundamental proposition, a possible world and a precisification -- need to be revised.
Critical Thinking Fourth Edition
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Author : William Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2004-08-31
Critical Thinking Fourth Edition written by William Hughes and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-31 with Philosophy categories.
"William Hughes's Critical Thinking, recently revised and updated by Jonathan Lavery, is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills required to make strong arguments. Hughes and Lavery give a thorough treatment of such traditional topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies and how to spot them, the importance of inference, how to recognise and avoid ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument. But they also cover a variety of topics not always treated in books of this sort - special concerns to keep in mind when reasoning about ethical matters and how the nature of a language can affect the structure of an argument. The book gives a lucid treatment of the differences between descriptive and evaluative meaning: one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist." "For the fourth edition, Jonathan Lavery has added a new chapter on scientific reasoning, expanded the treatment of analogies, added numerous examples, and revised and updated the text throughout."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Not Exactly
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Author : Kees van Deemter
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-01-28
Not Exactly written by Kees van Deemter and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-28 with Science categories.
Our lives are full of inexactitude. We say a person is tall or an action is just without the precision of measurement on a dial. In this engaging account, Kees van Deemter explores vagueness, cutting across areas such as language, mathematical logic, and computing. He considers why vagueness is inherent, and why it is important in how we function.
Vagueness
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Author : Kit Fine
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy
Release Date : 2020
Vagueness written by Kit Fine and has been published by Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Mathematics categories.
Vagueness is a subject of long-standing interest in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophical logic. Numerous accounts of vagueness have been proposed in the literature but there has been no general consensus on which, if any, should be be accepted. Kit Fine here presents a new theory of vagueness based on the radical hypothesis that vagueness is a "global" rather than a "local" phenomenon. In other words, according to Fine, the vagueness of an object or expression cannot properly be considered except in its relation to other objects or other expressions. He then applies the theory to a variety of topics in logic, metaphysics and epistemology, including the sorites paradox, the problem of personal identity, and the transparency of mental phenomenon. This is the inaugural volume in the Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy series, presenting lectures from the most important contemporary thinkers in the discipline.
The Analysis Of Mind
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Author : Bertrand Russell
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2021-01-01
The Analysis Of Mind written by Bertrand Russell and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Self-Help categories.
Embark on a journey into the depths of human consciousness with The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell. This seminal work by one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century explores profound questions about the nature of the mind and its relationship to the world. Prepare to challenge your preconceptions and broaden your understanding. Purchase your copy of The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell today.
Vagueness
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Author : Delia Graff
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Vagueness written by Delia Graff and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Philosophy categories.
Vagueness, volume XX, contains twenty-seven essays, with issues covered including: nihilism, phenomenal sorites, degrees of truth, epistemicism, higher-order vagueness, contextualism, and intuitionism. Written by leading contemporary philosophers, these essays will be of interest to researchers in philosophy of language, philosophical logic, metaphysics and epistemology; as well as those in natural language semantics, artificial intelligence and cognitive science more generally. A substantial introduction written by the editors provides a guide to the topic and to the essays in the volume.
Analysis Of Mind
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Author : Bertrand Russell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-07-05
Analysis Of Mind written by Bertrand Russell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-05 with Philosophy categories.
One of Russell's most important and interesting books which reconciles the materialistic tendency of psychology with the anti-materialistic tendency of physics.
Theories Of Vagueness
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Author : Rosanna Keefe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-09-28
Theories Of Vagueness written by Rosanna Keefe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A powerful comparative study of the main theories of vagueness, first published in 2000.
Vagueness
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Author : Timothy Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1994
Vagueness written by Timothy Williamson and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Philosophy categories.
Vagueness is the first comprehensive treatment of this increasingly important topic in metaphysics and the philosophy of logic and language. Students in these areas and researchers in artificial intelligence and linguistics will find its non-technical approach invaluable. For the technically-minded, an appendix shows how the treatment can be formalized within the framework of epistemic logic.
Vagueness Logic And Ontology
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Author : Dominic Hyde
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-17
Vagueness Logic And Ontology written by Dominic Hyde and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-17 with Philosophy categories.
The topic of vagueness re-emerged in the twentieth century from relative obscurity. It deals with the phenomenon in natural language that manifests itself in apparent semantic indeterminacy - the indeterminacy, for example, that arises when asked to draw the line between the tall and non-tall, or the drunk and the sober. An associated paradox emphasises the challenging nature of the phenomenon, presenting one of the most resilient paradoxes of logic. The apparent threat posed for orthodox theories of the semantics and logic of natural language has become the focus of intense philosophical scrutiny amongst philosophers and non-philosophers alike. 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.