Vagueness as Closeness
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چکیده
In this paper I present and defend a definition of vagueness, and draw out some consequences of accepting this definition. §1 asks what we should properly expect of a definition of vagueness, and §2 reviews existing definitions. §3 explains a key background notion necessary to an understanding of the definition to be presented here. §4 presents this definition, and §5 explains its advantages. §6 draws out the consequences of accepting this definition for the project of offering a substantive theory of vagueness, and §7 considers and rejects some variations on the definition offered here.
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