Vagueness A term is vague if, and only if, it is capable of having borderline cases. All borderline cases are inquiry-resistant: Senator Hillary Clinton is a borderline case of "chubby" because, given her constitution, no amount of...

. To be distinguished from AMBIGUITY and OPEN TEXTURE. Problems about vagueness arise especially from the HEAP (or sorites) paradox, and mainly concern how far it affects TRUTH and the law of EXCLUDED MIDDLE, and whether it is an objective feature of...

Term that is complementary to ambiguity: whereas ambiguity refers to ambiguousness which in the framework of grammatical models is represented through multiple descriptions, vagueness in the sense of ‘pragmatic indeterminacy’ is...

Ambiguity is one way in which the meanings of words and phrases can be unclear, but there is another way, which is different from ambiguity: vagueness. One example of a vague concept is the concept of a heap. Two or three grains of sand is not a heap,...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-14-2008 Legally vague -- Regulate criminal defense funds for officials Date: 01-14-2008, Monday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions Gohlke IT'S A DREARY sign of the place and the time: New Jersey politicians facing criminal charges have...

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Recording a good cover song is not an easy task, but when a cover succeeds it’s almost more triumphant than the cover band having written the song themselves; just look at what Blondie did with the Nerves’ mini-hit “Hanging On The Telephone” or David Bowie’s...

Israel held firm Thursday to its policy of not admitting it possesses nuclear weapons, in the face of an acknowledgment from the incoming U.S. Defense Secretary that Israel has the bomb.In his confirmation hearing before the Senate, Robert Gates explained Iran's motivation to acquire nuclear...