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Naming and Necessity

by Saul A. Kripke · 1980 · 192 pages

Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Noam Chomsky

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A transcript of three lectures delivered at Princeton in 1970, this work challenges the descriptivist theory of names and introduces the concept of rigid designators. It distinguishes between epistemic and metaphysical necessity, arguing for the existence of necessary a posteriori truths.

Genres

Philosophy

Topics

CommunicationConsciousnessCritical ThinkingMental Models

Book Details

Published

1980

Pages

192

Language

en

ISBN

9780674598461

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