Vagueness, Semantics and Psychology
Vagueness, Semantics and Psychology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5350704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonas Akerman (0000-0001-8852-5458, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 242 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| 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/j.1467-9213.2010.666.x |
| OpenAlex | W1542763963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
According to extension-shifting theories of vagueness, the extensions of vague predicates have sharp boundaries, which shift as a function of certain psychological factors. Such theories have been claimed to provide an attractive explanation of the appeal of soritical reasoning. I challenge this claim: the demand for such an explanation need not constrain the semantics of vague predicates at all
Epistemology · Fuzzy logic · Linguistics · Programming language · Semantics (computer science · Sociology · Vagueness · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |