Sorting Out Sorites
1984 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 445-454
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Let Hn stand for an assembly of n grains of salt. Then the paradox of Sorites may be presented this way:H10,000 is a heap. pIf H10,000 is a heap then H10,000-1 is a heap. pH9,999 is a heap. MPH9,999 is a heap then H9,999-1 is a heap. P19998. If H2 is a heap then H2-1 is a heap. P19999. H1 is a heap. MP20000. H1 is not a heap. P20001. H1 is and is not a heap. ConA more significant example of the argument results where Ht stands for a human being (h.b.) at time t (in seconds) where t=O is the present and the human being is one year old.
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1994 ◽
Vol 144
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pp. 431-434
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1979 ◽
Vol 44
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pp. 357-372
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1977 ◽
Vol 35
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pp. 210-211
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1970 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 542-543
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