To borrow from Mark Twain, I tend to think that reports of the death of supervaluationist approaches have been greatly exaggerated. The arguments that have been given against supervaluationism usually aim to show that it is just incoherent. But it's not. It may be false, as a general theory of vagueness, but it's a coherent and, I think, even correct way to think about some vagueness.
One of the central developments of 19th century mathematics involved a dramatic increase in the standards of mathematical rigor. This was for a varie… - Richard F. Heck
One of the central developments of 19th century mathematics involved a dramatic increase in the standards of mathematical rigor. This was for a varie…
- Richard F. Heck
Intuitionists think that there are cases in which, say, some identity statement between real numbers is neither true nor false, even though we know t… - Richard F. Heck
Intuitionists think that there are cases in which, say, some identity statement between real numbers is neither true nor false, even though we know t…
Many people who call themselves deflationists are deflationists about propositional truth but not about sentential truth. I only ever mention that vi… - Richard F. Heck
Many people who call themselves deflationists are deflationists about propositional truth but not about sentential truth. I only ever mention that vi…
To borrow from Mark Twain, I tend to think that reports of the death of supervaluationist approaches have been greatly exaggerated. The arguments tha… - Richard F. Heck
To borrow from Mark Twain, I tend to think that reports of the death of supervaluationist approaches have been greatly exaggerated. The arguments tha…
Generally speaking, I tend to think that whether a philosopher's views are true is a poor test of their quality. What matter are the arguments they g… - Richard F. Heck
Generally speaking, I tend to think that whether a philosopher's views are true is a poor test of their quality. What matter are the arguments they g…
One thing I really like about philosophy is that it's possible actually to do work in a wide range of different areas. I am particularly happy that I… - Richard F. Heck
One thing I really like about philosophy is that it's possible actually to do work in a wide range of different areas. I am particularly happy that I…
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