Resilience and Sorites in the Normative Domain and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20142650 |
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| Authors | Henrik Andersson (0000-0003-4191-8347, Philosophy Department Lund University Lund Sweden, corresponding author), Jakob Green Werkmäster (0000-0001-7210-6857, Philosophy Department Lund University Lund Sweden) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/theo.70085 |
| OpenAlex | W7149816677 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The sorites paradox is central to theories on vagueness, which aim to explain apparent contradictions. Some theories, however, imply sharp cut‐offs where we would, intuitively, not expect them. This paper invokes the notion of normative resilience to address this issue. We argue that sharp cut‐offs may result from a gradual decline in resilience, making the existence of precise boundaries less unexpected. The paper details the sorites paradox and influential theories on vagueness, introduces normative resilience, explores its application and discusses the potential generalisation of this approach across domains
Domain (mathematical analysis) · Normative · Normative social influence · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory
| Highly cited | No |
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