| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) |
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Continuum contemporary American thinkers |
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Continuum contemporary American thinkers.
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| Contents |
Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Names; 2.1 The Frege-Russell Thesis; 2.2 The Modal Argument; 2.3 The Semantic Argument; 2.4 The Epistemological Argument; 2.5 Summary; 3 Necessity; 3.1 Essential Properties of Individuals; 3.2 A Priori and Essential Properties of Natural Kinds; 3.3 Modal Illusion; 3.4 Anti-Materialism; 3.5 Summary; 4 Rule-Following; 4.1 The Sceptical Challenge; 4.2 Possible Answers to It; 4.3 Dispositionalism; 4.4 Summary; 5 Private Language; 5.1 Outline of the Sceptical Solution; 5.2 Detail of the Sceptical Solution |
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5.3 The Argument Against Private Language5.4 Summary; 6 Conclusion; Endnotes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Summary |
A concise and coherent overview of Kripke's most important ideas, this book explores the philosophy of this notoriously-challenging thinker |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-178) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Kripke, Saul A., 1940-2022
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| SUBJECT |
Kripke, Saul A., 1940-2022 fast |
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Kripke, Saul A. swd |
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Kripke, Saul A. 1940-2022 gnd |
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Kripke, Saul A., 1940- nli |
| Subject |
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Philosophy -- United States -- Biography
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007299037 |
| ISBN |
9781441193995 |
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1441193995 |
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1283272326 |
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9781283272322 |
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9786613272324 |
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6613272329 |
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