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Semantic Theories of Vagueness: Epistemicism, Supervaluationism, and Many-Valued Theories| old_uid | 4429 |
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| title | Semantic Theories of Vagueness: Epistemicism, Supervaluationism, and Many-Valued Theories |
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| start_date | 2008/03/26 |
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| schedule | 10h-12h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle Beckett |
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| summary | A semantic theory of vagueness is a theory that entails an account of the kinds of truth-values borderline statements can take. Epistemicismholds that borderline statements are either true or false; supervaluationism holds that, although truth and falsity are the only truth-values, borderline statements are neither true nor false; many-valued theories hold that borderline statements take truth-values other than truth or falsity—anywhere from three to as many of them as there are real numbers between 0 and 1. Each semantic theory has problems unique to itself, but one they all share is that they mispredict the psychological state that is characteristic of taking a statement to be borderline. |
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| responsibles | Égré |
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