Further Issues Concerning Quantification

Abstract

This chapter develops the analysis of quantified sentences sketched in Chap. 8. First, it draws a distinction between two senses in which a quantifier expression can be said to be vague, and outlines an account of the distinction that rests on independently grounded assumptions. Then it shows how the difference between the two senses can be represented at the formal level, and it addresses some debated issues concerning quantification. Although the claims that will be made have only a tangential bearing on the main theme of the book, some of them may be regarded as interesting in themselves.