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Pictured above is a pile of sand. One grain of sand doesn't constitute a pile, nor do two grains...so how many grains does it take to make a pile? The task of designing a theory of meaning for vague predicates like "pile" has proved to be surprisingly difficult. (Image courtesy of Ian Comley.)
Prof. Agustín Rayo
24.729
Fall 2005
Graduate
The objective of the graduate-level course is to give people a sense of what "accounting for vagueness" is all about, why it's hard, and why it's important. This will involve surveying some prominent accounts of vagueness.
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