PHI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Warsaw Convention, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Dog Bite

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

Document Summary

A term or phrase can be described as being vague if its meaning is not clear in its context. Terms that have blurry boundaries can be described as fuzzy. Specifically, a word or term is vague when its meaning is fuzzy, blurry, or inexact. For instance, what if i were to say -- i was making minimum wage last year. Which set of claims is vaguer: a) the trees served to make shade for the patio, he served his country proudly, a) rooney served the church his entire life, rooney"s tennis serve is impossible to return. An individual walks into a pub that has dozens of brews on tap. When asked what he would like, he responds, i would like to order some beer. The resolution of legal and social issues often depends on how a crucial word or a term considered vague should be understood.