In this paper we propose an approach to vagueness characterised by two features. The first one is philosophical: we move along a neo-Kantian path emphasizing the knowing subject's conceptual apparatus. The second one is formal: to face vagueness, and our philosophical view on it, we propose to use topology and formal topology. We show that the neo-Kantian and the topological features joined together allow us an atypical, but promising, way of considering vagueness.

Vagueness, Kant and Topology

VALENTINI, SILVIO
2008

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In this paper we propose an approach to vagueness characterised by two features. The first one is philosophical: we move along a neo-Kantian path emphasizing the knowing subject's conceptual apparatus. The second one is formal: to face vagueness, and our philosophical view on it, we propose to use topology and formal topology. We show that the neo-Kantian and the topological features joined together allow us an atypical, but promising, way of considering vagueness.
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