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Publication details [#5743]

Kripke, Saul A. 1972. Naming and necessity. In Davidson, Donald and Gilbert H. Harman, eds. Semantics of natural language. Reidel. pp. 253–355.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

causality | necessity | possible world | proper name

Annotation

K.'s semantic thesis is that proper names are rigid designators, i.e. designate the same thing, if any, in all possible worlds; whilst his pragmatic thesis is, tentatively, that their use is to be explained causally.

Reprints

. 1980. Naming and necessity. Basil Blackwell.