Facing up to the Sorites Paradox

The ancient sorites paradox is traditionally attributed to Eubulides, a contemporary of Aristotle and a member of the Megarian school, who is also credited with inventing the liar paradox. The sorites paradox figures centrally in most discussions of vagueness in philosophy and in logic. In my view, it has profound implications for metaphysics and semantics, as well as for logic. In this paper I will briefly explain why I think so, in a way that draws upon my other writings on vagueness. 1 The paper also will constitute a brief, opinionated, overview of the pertinent intellectual landscape, reflecting my own philosophical perspective on the issues. 2