The instability of vague terms

Philosophical Quarterly 54 (217):570–576 (2004)
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Abstract

Timothy Williamson's response to the question why we cannot know where the sharp boundaries marked by vague terms lie involves the claim that vague terms are unstable. Several theorists would not accept this claim, and it is tempting to think that this gives them a good objection to Williamson. By clarifying the structure of Williamson's response to the title question, I show that this objection is wrong-headed, and reveal a new line of attack

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Reply to commentators.Timothy Williamson - 1997 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 57 (4):945-953.
Vagueness and Margin for error principles.Mario Gómez-Torrente - 2002 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 64 (1):107-125.
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Reply to Commentators.Timothy Williamson - 1997 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 57 (4):945-953.

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