The Impact of Using Multi-Dimensional and Combinatory Vague
Terms on the Possibility of Formulating Sorites Paradoxes

J 2014

The Impact of Using Multi-Dimensional and Combinatory Vague Terms on the Possibility of Formulating Sorites Paradoxes

ŠTĚPÁNEK, Jan

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Impact of Using Multi-Dimensional and Combinatory Vague Terms on the Possibility of Formulating Sorites Paradoxes

Autoři

ŠTĚPÁNEK, Jan

Vydání

Organon F : international journal of analytic philosophy, Bratislava, Filozofický ústav SAV, 2014, 1335-0668

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Stát vydavatele

Slovensko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

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Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/14:00076453

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

UT WoS

000344579400013

Klíčová slova anglicky

combinatory vagueness; linear vagueness; multi-dimensional vagueness; paradox; Paradox of the Heap; sorites; vagueness

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 19. 2. 2015 10:37, Mgr. Vendula Hromádková

Anotace

V originále

We cannot definitely determine precise boundaries of application of vague terms like "tall". Since it is only a height of a person that determines whether that person is tall or not, we can count "tall" as an example of a linear vague term. That means that all objects in a range of significance of "tall" can be linearly ordered. Linear vague terms can be used to formulate three basic versions of the sorites paradox – the conditional sorites, the mathematical induction sorites, and the line-drawing sorites. In this paper I would like to explore a possibility of formulating sorites paradoxes with so called multi-dimensional and combinatory vague terms – terms for which it is impossible to create a linear ordering of all objects in their range of significance. Therefore, I will show which adjustments must be made and which simplifications we must accede to in order to formulate any version of the sorites paradox with multi-dimensional or combinatory vague terms. I will also show that only the conditional version of the sorites paradox can be construed with all three kinds of vague terms.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0803/2013, interní kód MU

Název: Proměny a konstanty soudobé filozofie

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Proměny a konstanty soudobé filozofie, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

ŠTĚPÁNEK, Jan. The Impact of Using Multi-Dimensional and Combinatory Vague Terms on the Possibility of Formulating Sorites Paradoxes. Organon F : international journal of analytic philosophy. Bratislava: Filozofický ústav SAV, 2014, roč. 21, Supplementary Issue 1, s. 185-198. ISSN 1335-0668.

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ŠTĚPÁNEK, Jan. The Impact of Using Multi-Dimensional and Combinatory Vague Terms on the Possibility of Formulating Sorites Paradoxes. \textit{Organon F : international journal of analytic philosophy}. Bratislava: Filozofický ústav SAV, 2014, roč.~21, Supplementary Issue 1, s.~185-198. ISSN~1335-0668.

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