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1、VAGUENESSANDITSBOUNDARIES:APEIRCEANTHEORYOFVAGUENESSDavidWellsAglerSubmittedtothefacultyoftheUniversityGraduateSchoolinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeMasterofArtsintheDepartmentofPhilosophy,IndianaUniversityJanuary2010AcceptedbytheFacultyofIndianaUniversity,inpartialfulfil
2、lmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofArts._____________________________CornelisdeWaal,Ph.D.,Chair_____________________________AndréDeTiennePh.D.Master’sThesisCommittee_____________________________NathanR.Houser,Ph.D.iiAcknowledgmentsTheamountofassistanceIhavereceivedinwritingthisM.
3、A.thesishasbeenoverwhelming.Firstandforemost,IwouldliketothankmythesischairCornelisdeWaal.Hispatienceinreceivingdraftsofchaptersoverthelastfewyearsandhisabilitytooffercriticalandnuancedsuggestionsonthecontentofeachdraftwereindispensibleforcompletingthiswork.Iamindebttohimforhisloyalandcon
4、tinuedguidance.Thetworemainingmembersofmycommitteealsoprovidedsubstantialassistance.IwouldliketothankAndréDeTienneforsparkingmyinitialinterestinPeirce,forhissustainedprofessionalsupport,andforlevelinganumberofweightyobjectionsattheveryfoundationofmyproject.Finally,NathanHouserdeservesspec
5、ialmentionforIfirstbegantotakeinterestinthelogicandsemanticsofvaguenessinaseminarhetaughtonCharlesS.Peirce.Hiscommentsonalaterdraftwerehelpfulindevelopingthistextintoareadablethesis.Anumberofotherindividualsdeservespecialthanks.VincentColapietroofferedanumberofusefulremarksonorganizationa
6、swellaspracticaladviceforexpeditingthecompletionofthiswork.Indiscussion,EmilyGrosholzofferedanumberofusefulcommentsonintuitionism,Leibniz,andtherelationbetweenexcludedmiddleandtheprincipleofnon-contradiction.Aftertheoraldefenseofthiswork,IrvingH.Anellisofferedanumberofsuggestionsonhowtode
7、velopmyhistoricalstudyofvagueness,specificallywithrespecttoFrege,Russell,andtheworkofJeanvanHeijenoort.TobySvobodamadeanumberofusefulcommentsonchapters1,2,3,and6.Hisdemandforclarityconcerningborderlinecasesinchapter6wasespeciallyhelpfulinmywritingofthatchapter.Danie
