Non-maximality and vagueness: Revisiting the plural Sorites paradox

This paper is an attempt at a synthesis of two superficially conflicting approaches to non-maximality: the issue-based approach (Malamud 2012, Križ 2015, & Spector 2021 a.o.), which generates clear-cut truth conditions once issue parameter has been fixed, and strict/tolerant (Burnett 2017 on non-maximal construals involve vagueness. I argue that there are classes contexts license non-maximality. One them gives rise Sorites paradox non-embeddability non-maximality controlled for. The other class does not vagueness all. To model this distinction, introduce formal framework combines with notion strict tolerant (Cobreros, Egré, Ripley van Rooij 2012a), defined via super-/subvaluation over different issues. system provides sources non-maximality, only one involves