{"product_id":"9780199645732","title":"Not Exactly: In Praise of Vagueness","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow warm is a 'warm day'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere should we draw the 'poverty line'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you the same person as you were yesterday?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone of these questions can be given a clear-cut answer. Any response is likely to start with 'That depends ?'. We operate in a world full of continuous variation, of fuzziness and borderline cases, using language that is intrinsically vague. In this fascinating exploration, cutting across philosophy, mathematical logic, linguistics, and artificial intelligence, Kees van Deemter considers the challenges and applications of vagueness, showing how vagueness is not only characteristically human, but frequently useful too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060006961392,"sku":"9780199645732","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199645732_p0.jpg?v=1763671951","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199645732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}