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Are Spectrum Arguments Defused by Vagueness?
Australasian Journal of Philosophy 100 (4):743-757 (2022)
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ABSTRACT I consider paradoxical spectrum arguments involving transitive relations like ‘better than’. I argue that, despite being formally different from sorites arguments, at least some spectrum arguments arise from vagueness, and that vagueness might often be the most natural diagnosis.Author's Profile
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