The expressions in question are called tags in 1961 and names in an ideal sense in 1962. First, he reiterates that, a popular view about how names get their. Pdf on nov 1, 2005, consuelo preti published kripke. On a derivation of the necessity of identity springerlink.
Among the philosophers we will study are gottlob frege, bertrand russell, w. Naming and necessity, lecture ii kripkes critique of the. Pdf arguments against descriptivism in naming and necessity. The ideas in naming and necessity evolved in the early sixties. Excerpt from naming and necessity, lecture 3, pages 144155. How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations notes on polanyi great transformation the frogs kripkenotes summary naming and necessity naming and necessity naming and necessity silas marner by george eliot summary naming and necessity policy paradox the art of political decision making. View notes kripke lecture 3 from phil 8310 at utah valley university. And i really liked it, at least the first two lectures as well as parts of the addenda and the intro. This, then, the real menig of the idntity statement in uestion. In lecture 3, kripke generalizes this explanation to all cases of the. Thus the phenomenon of rigidity casts no real doubt on the description theory of names. I will ar gue that we should put the nec essity back into naming. Chapter summary for saul kripkes naming and necessity, lecture 3 summary. In this lecture, professor saul kripke takes the opportunity to revisit some of the more controversial points in his seminal work naming and necessity.
Please see the attached short assignment guide for details. The transcript was brought out originally in 1972 in semantics of natural language, edited by donald davidson and gilbert harman. This book is one of the most important philosophical works of 20th century. Identity theorists have been concerned with several distinct types of identifications. Phl 345 angloamerican philosophy since kant fall, 09 the short written assignments are to be doublespaced, typewritten and 46 pages in length. Kripkes sole route to the necessary a posteriori canadian journal. The problem of the essential indexical second paper topics handed out indirect and nonliteral speech tu 3 31 grice. January 20, 19701 i hope that some people see some connection between the two topics in the title. In lecture iii of naming and necessity, kripke suggests an answer to each of these questions. And they can occur with identity as bound variables ina closed sentence. The standard meter stick is one meter long naming and necessity, p. Scholars have recently established that the iliad and the odyssey were not, after all, written by homer. For example, kripke says that it is possible that someone other than the actual u.
It is enough to note that the view he criticizes under this heading has been widely held. He states that during the remaining lectures he will defend the thesis that names are rigid designators, whereas definite descriptions are not. The original version of 1963, dating from before the naming and necessity lectures, is more revealing than the rewrite, marcus, dating from after. I finally turn to an all too cursory discussion of the application of the foregoing considerations to the identity thesis. Naming and necessity lecture 2 i to every name or designating expression there corresponds a cluster of properties. An explanation of the life and works of saul kripke, the prodigy logician, master of modal language, and greatest living ph.
Phl 345 angloamerican philosophy since kant fall, 09. With the exception of kripkes book, readings will either be posted to blackboard or handed. Of coursei waspointing to awooden tablein the room. The ideas in naming and necessity evolved in the early sixties most of the views were formulated in about 196364. Find a summary of this and each chapter of naming and necessity. Preface originally i had intended to revise or augment naming and necessity extensively.
Naming and necessity 195 h t the thing which we saw in the evening is the thing which we saw in. Consider a sentence of the form, if the f exists, then the f. On the other hand it does seem to support surprising conclusions about the modal status of identity statements. The preface is not written in such a way as to be completely selfcontained. The philosophical significance of the kripkean necessary aposteriori. Among the theoretical identity statements which kripke thinks to be necessary for. Exactly one person was last among the great philo sophers of. Kripkes most important philosophical publication, naming and necessity 1980, based on transcripts of three lectures he delivered at princeton in 1970, changed the course of analytic philosophy. Considerable time has elapsed, and i have come to realize that any extensive revision orex. Week 6 names and descriptions 0207 kripke against descriptivism kripke, naming and necessity, lecture i 0209 direct reference, causal theory kripke, naming and necessity, lecture ii week 7 natural kind terms 0214 kripke on natural kind terms kripke, naming and necessity, lecture iii 0216 putnam on externalism putnam, \meaning and reference. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and necessity has had great and increasing influence. Saul kripke begins the third lecture by summarizing the highlights of the first two lectures. If not, anyway, such connections will be developed in the course of these talks. Kripke lecture 3 if w is a world where aristotle never went into philosophy, d is true, e is false and f is true.
He claims, first, that natural kind terms are rigid designators much as names are, that we can refer to kinds as well as to things and so can discover truths about kinds as well as about things. Naming and neces sity 3 the preface first, but that they return to it for clarification if necessary after they have read the main text. Naming and necessity lecture 3 summary course hero. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. The dominant view among philosophers is that freges theory. And he claims that theoretical statements purporting to. Names, necessity, and identity find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It is enough to note that the view he criticizes under. Naming and necessity, lecture 2 kripke contd th 3 26 perry. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Exam 3 due m nov 30 kripke, naming and necessity, end of lecture i pp.
Please email your papers to me at the above address no later than 24 hours in advance of that weeks meeting i. They were actually written by another author, of the same name. Rigid designation kripkes view about essential properties has implications for his views about language. The epistemic argument 8687 there is another powerful argument against the description theory, on which kripke touches only brie. Kripkes naming and necessity lecture three 10ptagainst. Naming and necessity 1980, based on transcripts of three lectures he delivered at. Evans, the causal theory of reference, rpl 635655 x optional primary and secondary reading. Theory of reference philosophy 233801 fall 2009 prof.
Lectures given to the princeton university philosophy colloquium. Lecture notes introduction to philosophy of language. Property identities and modal arguments university of st andrews. It is a point, made by donnellan, 3 that under certain circumstances a particular. Fe 10 kripke, naming and necessity, lecture iii putnam, meaning and reference lycan, 6166 fe 12 milestone 2 24fe kripke, a puzzle about belief indexials kaplan, demonstrativesmar 3, ivi,ixxi,xiii,xiv.
The author of pioneering results in modal logic while still in high school, saul aaron kripke continued to develop and extend these insights in subsequent technical work. A term t is a rigid designator just in case in every possible world it designates the same object quoting from kripke, naming and necessity. Saul kripkes lecture identity and necessity 1971 begins with a short discussion of. Late 20th century philosophy w nov 25 kripke, naming and necessity, start of lecture i pp. Naming and necessity 3 the preface first, but that they return to it for clarification if necessary after they have read the main text. To understand them, we must get clear on kripkes concept of a rigid designator. Naming and necessity has had a great and increasing influence. Philosophy 5 lecture 08 kripkes naming and necessity ii. In lecture iii of naming and necessity, kripke suggests. If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. 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. Naming and necessity is a 1980 book with the transcript of three lectures, given by the philosopher saul kripke, at princeton university in 1970, in which he dealt with the debates of proper names in the philosophy of language. Saul kripke excerpt from naming and necessity, lecture 3, pages. Naming and necessity, lecture 1 th 3 19 kripke contd tu 3 24 kripke.
Other articles where naming and necessity is discussed. The notions of necessity and possibility are interdefinable. Among these lines are the enunciations of the two main results that quine. Naming and necessity reveals the informal style of these lectures. It provided the first cogent account of necessity and possibility as metaphysical concepts, and it. Volume iii, number 3, march 1974 kripke on naming and necessity r. Among analytic philosophers, naming and necessity is widely considered one. Naming and necessity was mentioned as one of the eminent texts for this practice. On a derivation of the necessity of identity princeton university. Jul 29, 2019 naming and necessity was mentioned as one of the eminent texts for this practice. The third lecture is sadly poorly written and argued someone else already commented on it in this stream below, i agree with that reader. Naming and necessity ii causalhistorical theory of. In a series of lectures, published as the book naming and necessity, kripke makes a corresponding philosophical case for rejecting several. First year seminar 2020 syllabus home page philosophy.
In particular, the passages i will be quoting shortly disappear in the rewrite. Chapter summary for saul kripkes naming and necessity, lecture 1 summary. Naming and necessity, lecture ii kripkes critique of the description and kripkes own theory of names general theses of the description theory. Itwould be a situation in which there was some other woman who had many of the properties that are in fact. 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 necessity lecture 1 summary course hero.
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. From 2 and 3, we can conclude that, for every x and y, ifx equals y, then, it is necessary that x equalsy. Fe 3 kripke, naming and necessity, lecture i ii lycan,3842, 4561. Read kripke, lecture i of naming and necessity 041112 wed 1. If you say for every x and y, if x y then ne york, mcgrawhilli9s3,seechapter vn, equality. Searle on analyticity, necessity, and proper names philpapers. Reference and existence, saul kripkes john locke lectures for 1973, can be read as a sequel to his classic naming and necessity. Naming and necessity 107 whats been accomplished, if anything, up to now. In lectures delivered at princeton in the winter of 1970, saul kripke offered a lucid. Furthermore, because of the use of tools involving reference and necessity in analytic philosophy today, our views on these. Naming and necessity is a 1980 book with the transcript of three lectures, given by the.
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