Naming and Necessity

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By Saul A. Kripke

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Naming and Necessity by Saul A. Kripke is a groundbreaking work in the field of philosophy, examining the nature of names and their relationship to the objects they designate. The book challenges traditional views by introducing the concept of rigid designators and explores the necessity of identity and meaning within possible worlds. Kripke's insights significantly impact the philosophy of language and metaphysics.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in philosophy, particularly in understanding the nature of language and its relation to metaphysics. This work tackles profound questions about identity, necessity, and reference, offering a groundbreaking approach that has influenced both philosophical and linguistic thought.

Naming and Necessity

'Naming and Necessity' has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity.

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Naming and Necessity has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity.

This seminal work, to which today's thriving essentialist metaphysics largely owes its impetus, is here reissued in a newly corrected form with a new preface by the author.

If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics, or in philosophy of language, this is it.

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Naming and Necessity by Saul A. Kripke is highly regarded for its clarity and insightful analysis in the field of philosophy. It has been described as an influential work that caused significant reactions upon its initial publication, leaving readers either amazed, puzzled, or outraged. Its remarkable intellectual depth has earned it a lasting place as a modern philosophical classic.

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ISBN: 9780631128014

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 1981

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Saul Kripke is a Distinguished Professor in the Philosophy Department at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

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