Routledge philosophy guidebook to kripke and naming and necessity. The receptionists at the front desk in the lobby are. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Naming and necessity has had a great and increasing influence. Kripke if there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. Those standard hours are monday through thursday, 8 am 9 pm, friday, 8 am 5 pm, and sunday, 11 am 5 pm.
The preface of 21 pages describes the genesis and background of the leading ideas of the monograph, and discusses a few common misunderstandings. Saul kripke project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Kripke has two other arguments against the descriptive theory. His work has undeniably had a profound impact on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. Reference and existence, saul kripke s john locke lectures for 1973, can be read as a sequel to his classic naming and necessity. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. As a result of these lectures and a related 1971 paper, identity and necessity kripke 1971, talk of rigid designators, hesperus and phosphorus, meter bars, gold and h 0, and suchlike quickly became commonplace in philosophical circles 2 and when the lectures were published under the title naming and necessity in the collection the. The first new publication of kripke s work in nearly twenty years. Saul kripke s naming and necessity, one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century, serves as the backdrop for this collection of essays by leading specialists, on topics.
Yet his ideas are amongst the most challenging frequently encountered by students of philosophy. Read routledge philosophy guidebook to kripke and naming and necessity by harold noonan available from rakuten kobo. Naming and necessity was mentioned as one of the eminent texts for this practice. In both cases, ithas usually been taken for granted in fife one case by kant that synthetic a priori judgements were possible, and in the. Essentiality of origins 111114 kripke suggests as a plausible essentialist principle the view that if a material object has its origin in a certain bit of matter, then it could not have existed without having that origin. 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. In certain philosophical circles necessity is viewed as the root of much, if not all, philosophical error. Saul kripke, author of naming and necessity, on librarything. Explorations in the philosophical work of saul kripke. For he takes the sense of a designator to be its meaning. Saul kripkes work has had a tremendous impact on philosophy in the last thirty. Naming and necessity by saul kripke was first published in book form in 1980 and consists mainly of three lectures given at princeton university, an overview, an essay on the problem of names, and.
The three lectures that form naming and necessity constitute an attack on descriptivist theory of names. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Saul kripke s naming and necessity, one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century, serves as the backdrop for this assortment of essays by fundamental specialists, on topics ranging from naming and necessity to which suggests and skepticism. Saul kripke continuum contemporary american thinkers arif. The pragmatists like dewey though they came before russel, if i am not mistaken. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Isbn 9780631128014 naming and necessity direct textbook. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Naming and necessity a conflation in freges notion of sense frege should be criticized for using the term sense in two senses. The new theory of reference kripke, marcus, and its origins. Synthese library monographs on epistemology, logic, methodology, philosophy of science, sociology of science and of knowledge, and on the mathematical methods of social and behavioral sciences, vol 40. Established in 2007 at the cuny graduate center, the saul kripke center houses the archives of professor saul a.
Combines several of kripke s seminal and much discussed pieces with more recent publications and material published here for the first time. Kripke goes on to discuss two ways of generating true essentialist claims. The preface is not written in such a way as to be completely selfcontained. The routledge philosophy guidebook to kripke and naming and necessity is an ideal starting point for anyone coming kripke s work for the first time. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Identifying the two, he supposes that both are given by. In this informative and accessible book, arif ahmed provides a clear and thorough account of kripke s. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The ideas in naming and necessity evolved in the early sixties most of the views were formulated in about 196364. The first topic that kripke examines is the relationship of naming to existence, in particular the problem of names that are empty i. Saul kripke is one of the most important and original postwar analytic philosophers. Here e xa is the evaluation which gives x the value a, and otherwise agrees with e. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Find 9780631128014 naming and necessity by kripke at over 30 bookstores. Naming and necessity by saul a kripke book 162 editions published between 1972 and 2017 in 12 languages and held by 1,617 worldcat member libraries. Kripke s life and the background to his philosophy. Kripke s life and the background to his philosophy the ideas and text of naming and necessity the continuing importance of kripke s work to the philosophy of language and metaphysics. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and.
We can give two arguments for the necessity of true. Saul kripke is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Beginning with a discussion of the early work on modal logic, the foundation for many of his later philosophical contributions, fitch also examines the central ideas and arguments in naming and necessity, including kripke s account of ordinary proper names, theories of reference, the conception of necessity, and the nature of identity. Kripke, one of the most distinguished living philosophers and logicians, who has made significant and wideranging contributions to set theory, modal logic, mathematical logic and philosophy. Synthese library monographs on epistemology, logic, methodology, philosophy of science, sociology of science and of knowledge, and on the mathematical methods of social and behavioral. Routledge philosophy guidebook to kripke and naming and necessity crc press book. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and necessity has had great and.
The kripke jewish federation library is open during all the hours that the main entrance is open. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of reference, in particular of. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of reference, in particular of naming, and of identity. Kripke attributes variants of descriptivist theories to frege, russell, ludwig wittgenstein and john searle, among others. This volume, which publishes the lectures in book form forthe first time, follows up on some of the themes on language that kripke started to explore in his most famous work, naming and necessity.
Digitizing archive collections library impact supporting researchers. Naming and necessity 3 the preface first, but that they return to it for clarification if necessary after they have read the main text. Philosophical troubles collected papers, volume 1 saul a. In this guidebook to kripke s classic work, harold noonan introduces and assesses. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and necessity has had great and increasing influence. If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. Kripke harvard university press cambridge, massachusetts copyright c 1972, 1980 by sau. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and necessity has had. Assistance within the library is provided from 8 am 6 pm mondays through thursdays.