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Philosophy

The Paradox of the Heap: Sorites and Vagueness

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The paradox traces back to ancient Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus, who also formulated the Liar Paradox.

Why this is interesting

Would removing one grain of sand from a heap make it no longer a heap? If not, how many grains can you take away before it stops being a heap?