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- Title
On the instuitionistic solution of the Sorites paradox.
- Authors
Mott, Peter
- Abstract
Elaborates on Hilary Putnam's proposal on solving the Sorites paradox by abandoning classical logic in favor of instutionistic logic. Abandoning classical logic for vague predicates; Sorites as a particular illustration of the failure of the Law of Excluded Middle (LEM); Features of vauge predicates; M. Dummett's observational predicates.
- Subjects
SORITES paradox; PUTNAM, Hilary, 1926-2016; LOGIC; VAGUENESS (Philosophy); PREDICATE (Logic)
- Publication
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 1994, Vol 75, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0279-0750
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0114.1994.tb00124.x