Transitivity, the sorites paradox, and similarity-based decision-making

DOI10.1007/S10670-005-2373-1MaRDI QIDQ2432048zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alex Voorhoeve, Ken Binmore

Publication date 25 October 2006

Published in Erkenntnis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/23941/1/Transitivity%2C_the_Sorites_Paradox_%28LSERO%29.pdf

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Social choice (91B14)

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