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Vagueness and the mind of God

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This paper examines the mind and language of an omniscient being from a supervaluationist perspective. Two questions hall receive special attention. How ought the supervaluationist explicate the concept of omniscience? And what ought the supervaluationist expect an omniscient speaker to say about a Sorites series?

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Davison Hall, Rutgers University, 08901, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    John Hawthorne

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Hawthorne, J. Vagueness and the mind of God. Philos Stud 122, 1–25 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-005-0310-4

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