Vagueness, inconsistency, and semantic competence

<p>I defend Cognitive Inconsistentism, a novel explanation of vagueness qua susceptibility to sorites paradoxes. The view is contrasted with the Inconsistency Theories of Michael Dummett and Matti Eklund. I argue that these latter views are committed to unattractive theories of linguistic unde...

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Main Author: Davies, W
Other Authors: Williamson, T
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2008
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