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Timothy Williamson on Vagueness

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The Problem of Vagueness

Standard principles of logic are based on the idea that when you make a statement, it's either true or false. Many philosophers think that principle doesn't work for vague statements such as 'something is a heap' The dichotomy of statements into true and false applies even to vague language and thinking, says Professor John Boulden.

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