Not exactly : in praise of vagueness / Kees van Deemter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deemter, Kees van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vagueness (Philosophy).

Semantics.

Logic.

Computational linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Not everything is black and white. Our daily lives are full of vagueness or fuzziness. Language is the most obvious example - for instance, when we describe someone as tall, it is as though there is a particular height beyond which a person can be considered 'tall'. Likewise the terms 'blond' or 'overweight' in common usage. We often think in discontinuous categories when we are considering something continuous.In this book, van Deemter cuts across various disciplines in considering the nature and importance of vagueness. He looks at the principles of measurement, and how we choose categories;

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Prologue; 1. Introduction: False Clarity; PART I: VAGUENESS, WHERE ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT; PART II: THEORIES OF VAGUENESS; PART III: WORKING MODELS OF VAGUENESS; Notes; Recommended Reading; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-164785-3

1-282-46580-5

9786612465802

0-19-157288-8

OCLC:

550640752