Vagueness as Semantic Indecision: Metaphysical Vagueness vs Indeterminate Reference

Metaphysica 14 (2):197-209 (2013)
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After presenting a negative characterization of metaphysical vagueness and the main tenets of the view of vagueness as semantic indecision, the paper critically discusses the objection that such a view requires that at least some vagueness not be just constituted by semantic indecision—but rather by the metaphysical vagueness of some semantic relations themselves submitted by Trenton Merricks and, more recently, Nathan Salmon.

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Introduction: Vagueness and Ontology.Geert Keil - 2013 - Metaphysica 14 (2):149-164.

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