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vague objects: a standalone construct

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Metaphysics

question whether the world itself can be vague, including the argument that there cannot be indeterminate identity between objects.

In metaphysics, vague objects refers to question whether the world itself can be vague, including the argument that there cannot be indeterminate identity between objects. This meaning comes from Evans (1978) in Analysis.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs identity6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Evans, G. (1978). Can there be vague objects? Analysis, 38(4), 208-208. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/38.4.208

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