“The Problem of Vagueness”
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“The Problem of Vagueness” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that offers an influential analysis of vagueness, challenging standard semantic and metaphysical approaches to borderline cases and indeterminacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vagueness | 1 |
| “The Problem of Vagueness” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11850457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Problem of Vagueness” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Problem of Vagueness”]
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A.
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Seven Types of Ambiguity is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores psychological tension, moral uncertainty, and the unsettling undercurrents of everyday life.
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B.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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C.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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D.
essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
"Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
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E.
“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Problem of Vagueness” Target entity description: “The Problem of Vagueness” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that offers an influential analysis of vagueness, challenging standard semantic and metaphysical approaches to borderline cases and indeterminacy.
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A.
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Seven Types of Ambiguity is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores psychological tension, moral uncertainty, and the unsettling undercurrents of everyday life.
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B.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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C.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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D.
essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
"Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
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E.
“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
standard metaphysical theories of vagueness
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standard semantic theories of vagueness ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophical logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
borderline cases of predicates
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indeterminate truth-values ⓘ sorites paradox ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
metaphysical approaches to vagueness
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semantic approaches to vagueness ⓘ theories of vagueness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
borderline cases
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indeterminacy ⓘ vagueness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenge to classical logic treatments of vagueness
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impact on contemporary debates about indeterminacy ⓘ influential analysis of vagueness ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes | alternative analysis of vagueness ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Crispin Wright
NERFINISHED
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David Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Truthmaker semantics
NERFINISHED
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Vagueness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The Problem of Vagueness” Description of subject: “The Problem of Vagueness” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that offers an influential analysis of vagueness, challenging standard semantic and metaphysical approaches to borderline cases and indeterminacy.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Vagueness