Vagueness in a Kind of Conflation

Logic and Logical Philosophy 26 (1):115-135 (2017)
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This paper sketches an understanding of conflation and vagueness according to which the latter is a special kind of the former. First, I sketch a particular understanding of conflation. Then, I go on to argue that vague concepts fit directly into this understanding. This picture of vagueness is related, but not identical, to a number of existing accounts.

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10.12775/llp.2016.020

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