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Vagueness is the first comprehensive treatment of this increasingly important topic in metaphysics and the philosophy of logic and language. Students in these areas and researchers in artifical intelligence and linguistics will find its non-technical approach invaluable. For the technically-minded, an appendix shows how it can be formalized within the framework of epistemic logic.

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Vagueness provides a copmlete and lucid account of one of the hottest topics in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of logic . . . His effort drives epistemicism to a new level of depth and distinction. -Roy Sorenson, New York University Nothing should henceforth be written on vagueness which fails to learn from this book. It should not be read only for its contribution to vagueness, but also for what it says about knowledge; for the purity of its style. . . and as an example of philosophy at its best. -Mark R. Sainsbury, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science

'Nothing should henceforth be written on vagueness which fails to learn from this book. It should be read not only for its contribution to vagueness, but also for what it says about knowledge; for the purity of its style ... and as an example of philosophy at its very best.' - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 'This is a marvellous book. Not for a long time have I read anything which was at the same time so easy and pleasant to read and so stimulating.' - Philosophical Books

'Nothing should henceforth be written on vagueness which fails to learn from this book. It should be read not only for its contribution to vagueness, but also for what it says about knowledge; for the purity of its style ... and as an example of philosophy at its very best.' - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 'This is a marvellous book. Not for a long time have I read anything which was at the same time so easy and pleasant to read and so stimulating.' - Philosophical Books

Vagueness provides a copmlete and lucid account of one of the hottest topics in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of logic . . . His effort drives epistemicism to a new level of depth and distinction. <br>-Roy Sorenson, New York University <br> Nothing should henceforth be written on vagueness which fails to learn from this book. It should not be read only for its contribution to vagueness, but also for what it says about knowledge; for the purity of its style. . . and as an example of philosophy at its best. <br>-Mark R. Sainsbury, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science <br>

Vagueness provides a copmlete and lucid account of one of the hottest topics in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of logic . . . His effort drives epistemicism to a new level of depth and distinction. -Roy Sorenson, New York University Nothing should henceforth be written on vagueness which fails to learn from this book. It should not be read only for its contribution to vagueness, but also for what it says about knowledge; for the purity of its style. . . and as an example of philosophy at its best. -Mark R. Sainsbury, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science

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Williamson, Timothy

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