Many Many Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4844853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Weatherson (0000-0002-0830-141X, Brown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 213 |
| Pages | 481-501 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9213.00327 |
| OpenAlex | W2068595033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 10 |
Supervaluationist solutions to ‘the problem of the many’ typically rely on two principles. First, the root of the problem is that singular terms can be vague, just as predicates can be. Secondly, the same resolution as the supervaluationist suggests for puzzles with vague predicates will resolve puzzles concerning vague singular terms. In recent years this second principle has been attacked from a number of fronts: it has been claimed that supervaluationist accounts of vague singular terms cannot explain the role of vague singular terms in propositional attitude reports, cannot explain penumbral connections between distinct singular terms, and cannot allow that vague singular terms are directly referential. While some of these arguments are successful against extant supervaluationist theories, I offer some natural modifications to supervaluationism which avoid the challenges
Calculus (dental) · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Linguistics · Natural (archaeology) · Resolution (logic) · Root (linguistics) · Advanced Algebra and Logic · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Materialism and Mental Manyism
Thought and Talk in a Generous World
Turning Aboutness About
The problem of the many
Supersubstantivalism and vague location
No Such Thing as Too Many Minds
Vagueness Without Ignorance
The Hard Problem of the Many
A defense of indeterminate distinctness
Supervaluational propositional content
Plurivaluationism, supersententialism and the problem of the many languages
Gavagai again
Indeterminacy, identity and counterparts
Arguments Against Metaphysical Indeterminacy and Vagueness
Vagueness
Ontic Vagueness and Metaphysical Indeterminacy
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |