Vagueness and Contradiction [Hardcover]

Roy Sorensen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0199241309 | ISBN-13: 978-0199241309

Roy Sorenson offers a unique exploration of an ancient problem: vagueness. Did Buddha become a fat man in one second? Is there a tallest short giraffe? According to Sorenson's epistemicist approach, the answers are yes! Although vagueness abounds in the way the world is divided, Sorenson argues that the divisions are sharp; yet we often do not know where they are. Written in Sorenson'e usual inventive and amusing style, this book offers original insight on language and logic, the way world is, and our understanding of it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Sorensen's book is well worth reading. His version of epistemicism is a more robust version than Williamson's, and his arguments for being rationally compelled towards inconsistency are important and interesting in themselves... Anyone working in the philosophy of language will benefit from reading the book; and anyone working on the paradoxes must read the book. I strongly recommend the book as a central text for classes in the philosophy of language (at either the undergraduate or graduate level)."--Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

About the Author

Roy Sorensen is Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College. Before joining Dartmouth philosophy department in 1999 he taught at New York University for twelve years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199241309
• ISBN-13: 978-0199241309
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,186,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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