Instances of Indeterminacy

Abstract: This paper is a survey of how economists and philosophers approach the issue of comparisons. More precisely, it is about what formal representation is appropriate whenever our ability to compare things breaks down. We restrict our attention to failures that arise with ordinal comparisons. We consider a number of formal approaches to this problem including one based on the idea of parity. We also consider the claim that the failure to compare things is a consequence of vagueness. We contrast two theories of vagueness; fuzzy set theory and supervaluation theory. Some applications of these theories are described.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Instances of Indeterminacy ; volume:29 ; number:2 ; year:2007 ; pages:311-328 ; extent:18 ; Analyse & Kritik ; 29, Heft 2 (2007), 311-328 (gesamt 18)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Piggins, Ashley ; Salles, Maurice

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1515/auk-2007-0212
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171634187.938670323760
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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