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Higher-Order Vagueness and the Vagueness of ‘Vague’
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Perspectives
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1520-8583,1520-8583
DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-8583.2008.00143.x