论含混性的本质

On the Nature of Vagueness

关于含混性,目前有许多理论观点。为了解决因含混性而导致的连锁悖论,各个理论基于不同的观点(关于含混性的本质)而发展出彼此迥异的解悖方案。透过对含混性的本质做全面且深入的探讨,企图来论证在检视一个解悖方案的优劣得失时,关键之处在于该方案是否对含混性本质提供一个令人满意的说明,而不在于它是否成功地解决或解释悖论。

There are many competing theories of vagueness in the market, and to resolve the sorites paradox each is based on different views about the nature of vagueness. This paper attempts to offer a survey of different theories on the nature of vagueness, in order to lay out the advantages and disadvantages of ways of resolving the sorites paradox. It argues that the key to resolving the sorites paradox is not to provide a way of resolving the sorites paradox, but to provide a satisfactory explanation of the nature of vagueness.