Vagueness and Degrees of Truth

Vagueness and Degrees of Truth
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Download or read book Vagueness and Degrees of Truth written by Nicholas J. J. Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: iVagueness 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.


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Awarded the 1988 Johnsonian Prize in Philosophy. Published with the aid of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.