A really fuzzy approach to the sorites paradox

Synthese

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-387

  Paoli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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EID: 21244452542     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022995202767     Document Type: Article

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