Naming and Necessity
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Naming and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that revolutionized the philosophy of language and metaphysics through its arguments about proper names, necessity, and rigid designation.
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| Naming and Necessity canonical | 4 |
| Millianism about proper names | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naming and Necessity Context triple: [Saul Kripke, notableWork, Naming and Necessity]
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A.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
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Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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C.
Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
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D.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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E.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naming and Necessity Target entity description: Naming and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that revolutionized the philosophy of language and metaphysics through its arguments about proper names, necessity, and rigid designation.
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A.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
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B.
Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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C.
Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
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D.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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E.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
contingent identity beliefs
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identity across possible worlds ⓘ individual essences ⓘ natural kind terms ⓘ necessary identity statements ⓘ |
| author | Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered in 1970 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
Frege–Russell description theory of proper names
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descriptivist theory of names ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Gödel–Schmidt example
ⓘ
Hesperus–Phosphorus identity ⓘ
linked to:
Hesperus
pain–C-fiber firing discussion ⓘ water–H2O identity ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780674598461 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Lecture
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Second Lecture ⓘ Third Lecture ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely regarded as seminal in 20th-century analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
analytic philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ modal metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theories of reference ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
a priori and a posteriori
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analytic and synthetic distinction ⓘ essentialism ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ modal logic ⓘ necessity ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ proper names ⓘ reference ⓘ rigid designation ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
causal theory of reference for proper names
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contingent a priori truths ⓘ necessary a posteriori truths ⓘ rigid designator ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
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