- The
sorites paradox (/soʊˈraɪtiːz/;
sometimes known as the
paradox of the heap) is a
paradox that
results from
vague predicates. A
typical formulation...
- Look up
sorites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sorites may
refer to: Polysyllogism, a
chain of
syllogisms Sorites paradox, also
referred to as the...
- if we go out we will get cold. Look up
sorites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
sorites (plural:
sorites) is a
specific kind of
polysyllogism in...
- philosophy, the
boiling frog
story has been used as a way of
explaining the
sorites paradox. It
describes a
hypothetical heap of sand from
which individual...
- the present.
Sorites includes the
following species:
Sorites dominicensis (uncertain)
Sorites duplex Sorites edentulus (uncertain)
Sorites grecoensis (fossil...
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inscrutability of
reference is also used in the
sorites paradox. The
classic example for the
sorites paradox mentions a heap of
wheat grains from which...
- the impossible", 62b).
Another example of this
technique is
found in the
sorites paradox,
where it was
argued that if 1,000,000
grains of sand
formed a...
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Sorites is a peer-reviewed
academic journal covering analytic philosophy. It is
indexed by The Philosopher's Index. v t e...
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Knives Not My
Business Political apathy Shifting baseline Slippery slope Sorites paradox Then They Came for Me: A Family's
Story of Love, Captivity, and...
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Vagueness is
commonly diagnosed by a predicate's
ability to give rise to the
Sorites paradox.
Vagueness is
separate from ambiguity, in
which an
expression has...
