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41Degree of truth — In standard mathematics, propositions can typically be considered unambiguously true or false. For instance, the proposition zero belongs to the set { 0 } is regarded as simply true; while the proposition one belongs to the set { 0 } is regarded… …
42Formal epistemology — is a subdiscipline of epistemology that utilizes formal methods from logic, probability theory and computability theory to elucidate traditional epistemic problems. TopicsSome of the topics that come under the heading of formal epistemology… …
43Essentially contested concept — In a paper delivered to the Aristotelian Society on 12 March 1956, [Published immediately as Gallie (1956a); a later, slightly altered version appears in Gallie (1964).] Walter Bryce Gallie (1912 ndash;1998) introduced the term essentially… …
44Indeterminacy (philosophy) — Indeterminacy, in philosophy, can refer both to common scientific and mathematical concepts of uncertainty and their implications and to another kind of indeterminacy deriving from the nature of definition or meaning.[citation needed] It is… …
45Epistemicism — is a position about vagueness in the philosophy of language or metaphysics, according to which there are facts about the boundaries of a vague predicate which we cannot possibly discover. Given a vague predicate, such as is thin or is bald ,… …
46Vagheit — Mit Vagheit wird eine Eigenschaft von Begriffen, insbesondere von Prädikaten, bezeichnet. Ein Begriff ist vage, wenn der Begriffsumfang (die Extension) ungenau ist; wenn es Objekte gibt, von denen nicht mit Bestimmtheit gesagt werden kann, ob sie …
47vaguery — noun a) Vagueness, the condition of being vague. this badge of rivalry and intrusion, and of the vaguery and vacillation which restrain them through dread of danger. b) A vagueness, a thing which is vague, an example of vagueness. As a matter of… …
48Nitke v. Gonzales — United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Full case name NITKE v. GONZALEZ, 413 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) Date decided Jul. 25, 2005 …
49Outline of logic — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to logic: Logic – formal science of using reason, considered a branch of both philosophy and mathematics. Logic investigates and classifies the structure of statements and… …
50vague — / vāg/ adj: characterized by such a lack of precision that a person of ordinary intelligence would have to guess if particular conduct is being proscribed: characterized by a failure to describe forbidden conduct in terms sufficient to provide… …
