Vagueness, Ontology and Supervenience

It is commonly suggested that vagueness is a purely semantic phenomenon having no metaphysical or ontological implications. Hyde suggests that the holders of this belief need to reconsider their metaphysical proclivity.

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Published in:The Monist 1998-04, Vol.81 (2), p.297-312
Main Author: Hyde, Dominic
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Domain ontologies
Entailment
Existence
Linguistic ambiguity
Logic
Metaphysics
Natural language
Ontology
Parsimony
Philosophy
Physicalism
Semantics
Supervenience
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Summary:It is commonly suggested that vagueness is a purely semantic phenomenon having no metaphysical or ontological implications. Hyde suggests that the holders of this belief need to reconsider their metaphysical proclivity.
ISSN:0026-9662
2153-3601
DOI:10.5840/monist19988121