Bibliograph

Not exactly, in praise of vagueness, Kees van Deemter

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Not exactly, in praise of vagueness, Kees van Deemter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not exactly

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

441191662

Responsibility statement

Kees van Deemter

Sub title

in praise of vagueness

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction : false clarity -- Pt. I. Vagueness, where one least expects it. -- 2. Sex and similarity : on the fiction of species -- 3. Measurements that matter -- 4. Identity and gradual change -- 5. Vagueness in numbers and maths -- Pt. II. Theories of vagueness. -- 6. The linguistics of vagueness -- 7. Reasoning with vague information -- 8. Parrying a paradox -- 9. Degrees of truth -- Pt. III. Working models of vagueness. -- 10. Artificial intelligence -- 11. When to be vague : computers as authors -- 12. The expulsion from Boole's paradise

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