The Sorites Paradox (Classic Philosophical Arguments)

Cambridge University Press, 9/30/2019
EAN 9781316615690, ISBN10: 1316615693

Paperback, 344 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 2 cm
Language: English

For centuries, the sorites paradox has spurred philosophers to think and argue about the problem of vagueness. This volume offers a guide to the paradox which is both an accessible survey and an exposition of the state of the art, with a chapter-by-chapter presentation of all of the main solutions to the paradox and of all its main areas of influence. Each chapter offers a gentle introduction to its topic, gradually building up to a final discussion of some open problems. Students will find a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of the paradox, together with lucid explanations of the challenges it continues to raise. Researchers will find exciting new ideas and debates on the paradox.

List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Prelude
An introduction to the sorites paradox Sergi Oms and Elia Zardini
Part I. Solutions to the Sorites Paradox
1. Epistemicism and the sorites paradox Ofra Magidor
2. Supervaluationism, subvaluationism and the sorites paradox Pablo Cobreros and Luca Tranchini
3. Contextualism and the sorites paradox Inga Bones and Diana Raffman
4. Incoherentism and the sorites paradox Matti Eklund
5. Intuitionism and the sorites paradox Crispin Wright
6. Rejection of excluded middle and the sorites paradox Scott Soames
7. Dialetheism and the sorites paradox Graham Priest
8. Degree theory and the sorites paradox Francesco Paoli
9. Non-transitivism and the sorites paradox Elia Zardini
Part II. The Influence of the Sorites Paradox
10. The sorites paradox in philosophy of logic Sergi Oms
11. The sorites paradox in metaphysics Irem Kurtsal
12. The sorites paradox in practical philosophy Hrafn Asgeirsson
13. The sorites paradox in linguistics Chris Kennedy
14. The sorites paradox in psychology Paul Égré, David Ripley and Steven Verheyen
Coda
15. The pre-analytic history of the sorites paradox Ricardo Santos
References
Index.