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The Sorites, or Paradox of the Heap, consists in three claims: (1) One grain of sand does not make a heap. (2) One billion grains of sand do make a heap. (3) For any two amounts of sand differing by at most one grain: either both are heaps of sand, or neither one is. The third claim is rendered plausible by an initial conviction that vague predicates like 'heap' tolerate small changes. However, the repeated application of a tolerance principle to the second claim yields the further proposition that one grain of sand does make a heap - which contradicts claim number one. Consequently, many philosophers reject or modify tolerance principles for vague predicates.
Inga Bones reassesses prominent responses to the Sorites and defends a Wittgensteinian dissolution of the paradox. She argues that vague predicates are, indeed, tolerant and discusses how this finding relates to the paradox itself, to the notion of validity and to the concept of a borderline case.
The Sorites, or Paradox of the Heap, consists in three claims: (1) One grain of sand does not make a heap. (2) One billion grains of sand do make a heap. (3) For any two amounts of sand differing by at most one grain: either both are heaps of sand, or neither one is. The third claim is rendered plausible by an initial conviction that vague predicates like 'heap' tolerate small changes. However, the repeated application of a tolerance principle to the second claim yields the further proposition that one grain of sand does make a heap - which contradicts claim number one. Consequently, many philosophers reject or modify tolerance principles for vague predicates.
Inga Bones reassesses prominent responses to the Sorites and defends a Wittgensteinian dissolution of the paradox. She argues that vague predicates are, indeed, tolerant and discusses how this finding relates to the paradox itself, to the notion of validity and to the concept of a borderline case.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. & 21. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 192 |
| Inhalt: |
XIV
192 S. 4 s/w Zeichng. 4 s/w Tab. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783957431974 |
| ISBN-10: | 3957431972 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Bones, Inga |
| Auflage: | 1/2020 |
| brill mentis gmbh: | Brill Mentis GmbH |
| Maße: | 235 x 155 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Inga Bones |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.10.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,358 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. & 21. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 192 |
| Inhalt: |
XIV
192 S. 4 s/w Zeichng. 4 s/w Tab. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783957431974 |
| ISBN-10: | 3957431972 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Bones, Inga |
| Auflage: | 1/2020 |
| brill mentis gmbh: | Brill Mentis GmbH |
| Maße: | 235 x 155 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Inga Bones |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.10.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,358 kg |
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