Vagueness and Logic

Bibliographic Data

ID10704000
AuthorsCarl G Hempel (corresponding author)
Year1939
Volume6
Issue2
Pages163-180
Publication date1939-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy of Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/286543
OpenAlexW2012540929
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited3

As is rather generally admitted today, the terms of our language in scientific as well as in everyday use, are not completely precise, but exhibit a more or less high degree of vagueness. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the consequences of this circumstance for a series of questions which belong to the field of logic. First of all, the meaning and the logical status of the concept of vagueness will be analyzed; then we will try to find out whether logical terms are free from vagueness, and whether vagueness has an influence upon the validity of the customary principles of logic; finally, the possibilities of diminishing the vagueness of scientific concepts by suitable logical devices will be briefly dealt with

Epistemology · Fuzzy logic · Logical conjunction · Meaning (existential) · Vagueness · Artificial Intelligence · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science

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