Certainly the philosopher of 'possible worlds' must take care that his technical apparatus not push him to ask questions whose meaningfulness is not supported by our original intuitions of possibility that gave the apparatus its point.
Any necessary truth, whether a priori or a posteriori, could not have turned out otherwise - Saul Kripke
Any necessary truth, whether a priori or a posteriori, could not have turned out otherwise
- Saul Kripke
Proper names are rigid designators. - Saul Kripke
Proper names are rigid designators.
Certainly the philosopher of 'possible worlds' must take care that his technical apparatus not push him to ask questions whose meaningfulness is not … - Saul Kripke
Certainly the philosopher of 'possible worlds' must take care that his technical apparatus not push him to ask questions whose meaningfulness is not …
I just hate sitting and writing - I had to do that in school. Plus, I have terrible handwriting. - Saul Kripke
I just hate sitting and writing - I had to do that in school. Plus, I have terrible handwriting.
I am somewhat uncertain whether there is a definite factual question as to whether natural language handles truth-value gaps. Nor am I even quite sur… - Saul Kripke
I am somewhat uncertain whether there is a definite factual question as to whether natural language handles truth-value gaps. Nor am I even quite sur…
I wish I could have skipped college. - Saul Kripke
I wish I could have skipped college.
For a sensation to be felt as pain is for it to be pain - Saul Kripke
For a sensation to be felt as pain is for it to be pain
Let's call something a rigid designator if in every possible world it designates the same object, a non-rigid or accidental designator if that is not… - Saul Kripke
Let's call something a rigid designator if in every possible world it designates the same object, a non-rigid or accidental designator if that is not…
Logical investigations can obviously be a useful tool for philosophy. They must, however, be informed by a sensitivity to the philosophical significa… - Saul Kripke
Logical investigations can obviously be a useful tool for philosophy. They must, however, be informed by a sensitivity to the philosophical significa…
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