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Varzi on Supervaluationism and Logical Consequence.

Authors :
Cobreros, Pablo
Source :
Mind; Jul2011, Vol. 120 Issue 479, p833-843, 11p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Though it is standardly assumed that supervaluationism applied to vagueness is committed to global validity, Achille Varzi (2007) argues that the supervaluationist should take seriously the idea of adopting local validity instead. Varzi’s motivation for the adoption of local validity is largely based on two objections against the global notion: that it brings some counterexamples to classically valid rules of inference and that it is inconsistent with unrestricted higher-order vagueness. In this discussion I review these objections and point out ways to address them not considered in Varzi’s paper. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00264423
Volume :
120
Issue :
479
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Mind
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
74197437
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzq069