Vagueness
by Timothy Williamson · first published 1994
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I wrote my senior thesis on this topic when I was completing my philosophy major. One of the best texts on the subject is "Vagueness" by Williamson. It's an arcane but super interesting topic that actually has wide implications. It's also IMO one of the most thorny problems in contemporary philosophy. edit: I'm currently busy but…
on “Sorites Paradox” ↗Another great book to read (which I read in college as a Philosophy major) is Timothy Williamson's Vagueness ...a brilliant magnum opus.
on “Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus” ↗…disinterested in analytic philosophy of language, but find myself returning again and again to this discussion because it is a frequent analog to a vast set of related problems. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Vagueness-Reader-Rosanna-Keefe/dp/026... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Vagueness-Problems-Philosophy-Timothy...
on “Vagueness” ↗…> where exactly logical positivism fits into that Logical positivism is fairly straightforwardly in the analytic tradition. > accessible to the lay person Williamson’s more technical work (e.g., /Vagueness/) is not terribly accessible, but this book review is fairly accessible, in the same way as, e.g., a moderately well-read philosopher can read lengthy book reviews in history journals.
on “Tim Williamson reviews Philip Kitcher’s /What’s the Use of Philosophy?/ [pdf]” ↗