The Transvaluationist Conception of Vagueness

The Monist 81 (2):313-330 (1998)
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Abstract

Transvaluationism makes two fundamental claims concerning vagueness. First, vagueness is logically incoherent in a certain way: vague discourse is governed by semantic standards that are mutually unsatisfiable. But second, vagueness is viable and legitimate nonetheless; its logical incoherence is benign.

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