【Article】曖昧さの認識説 Epistemic Theory of Vagueness

【論文】ジャクソン，フランク．2002. 「言語、思考、曖昧さの認識説」．『言語とコミュニケーション』．22巻3号．269－279頁

この論文は曖昧さの認識説に反対の立場です。

禿げているかどうかはどの時点で判定できるか、というイントロが笑いを誘う。しかし蓋を開けるとそれはただのイントロではなく、なんと最後までその例でひっぱるという、頭髪にコンプレックスのある人は不快な思いをしそうな一品。テーマの割りに読みやすいです。

【Article】Jackson, Frank. 2002. Language, thought and the epistemic theory of vagueness. Language & Communication. Vol.22 Issue3. pp.269-279

This article is against the epistemic theory of vagueness.

How much bald a man turns makes you say he is bald? That is an example to let readers get the idea about the theory. He opens his case with this example and actually, uses this same example until the end of this article. People who have complexed feeling about their hair might get offended. But very easy to read while the theme is a complicated one.