For those who are keen to know more about the sorites paradox – here is an essay I wrote about the fuzzy view of vagueness, which attempts to solve the problem. Be warned – it’s long and long winded.
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The Fuzzy View of Vagueness
31-Mar-07Paradoxes cause confusion at the roots of all our thinking. A paradox arises when we start with premises we believe to be obviously true, proceed by a process of reasoning that we also think incontrovertible, and end up with something we believe to be obviously false. Sometimes such thought experiments don’t end up in a full paradox – but puzzle the mind nonetheless.
We ponder over such problems because of a worry that they give us reason to doubt our most trusted source of knowledge – reason itself. At the very least – they are a fun way to baffle ourselves and confuse others at parties.
Here are five great puzzles/paradoxes to tickle the mind:
Choice vs Interest Theories of Rights
27-Mar-07Choice and interest theories of rights both seek to clarify our intuitions and use of the term ‘rights’, by offering differing clarifications of its meaning. In so doing, both theories favour certain aspects of the intuitive picture, while neglecting others. This essay will provide an exposition of both theories, outlining the major points of disagreement [...]