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Philosophy

The Logic of Vagueness and the Sorites Paradox

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The word 'sorites' comes from the Greek 'soros', meaning 'heap'—the original paradox was about heaps of grain.

Why this is interesting

Is a single grain of sand a heap? Surely not. But then adding one grain at a time—how many grains does it take to make a heap?