Evans' Argument and Vague Objects
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چکیده
In 1978, Gareth Evans published a short and somewhat cryptic
 article purporting to establish that there are no vague objects. This
 paper is commentary on this. Prima facie, the claim there
 objects clearly false. Mt Everest, for example, has no
 precise boundaries. And if this so, must be something wrong
 with Evans' argument. paper, I discuss what is, giving a
 model of in process.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Australasian Journal of Logic
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1448-5052']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/ajl.v18i3.6574