Saul Kripke

Cambridge University Press, 6/13/2011
EAN 9780521674980, ISBN10: 0521674980

Paperback, 382 pages, 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Language: English

This collection of essays on Saul Kripke and his philosophy is the first and only collection of essays to examine both published and unpublished writings by Kripke. Its essays, written by distinguished philosophers in the field, present a broader picture of Kripke's life and work than has previously been available to scholars of his thought. New topics covered in these essays include vacuous names and names in fiction, Kripke on logicism and de re attitude toward numbers, Kripke on the incoherency of adopting a logic, Kripke on colour words and his criticism of the primary versus secondary quality distinction, and Kripke's critique of functionalism. These essays not only present Kripke's basic arguments but also engage with the arguments and controversies engendered by his work, providing the most comprehensive analysis of his philosophy and writings available. This collection will become a classic in contemporary analytic philosophy.

Introduction Alan Berger
Part I. Naming, Necessity, Identity, and A Priority
1. Kripke on proper and general names Bernard Linsky
2. Kripke on vacuous names and names in fiction Nathan Salmon
3. Kripke on epistemic and modal possibility
two routes to the necessary a posteriori Scott Soames
4. Possible world semantics and its philosophic foundations Robert Stalnaker
Part II. Formal Semantics, Truth, Philosophy of Math, and Philosophy of Logic
5. Kripke models for modal logic and intuitionism John Burgess
6. Kripke's theory of truth John Burgess
7. Kripke on logicism, Wittgenstein, and de re beliefs about numbers Mark Steiner
8. Kripke on the incoherency of adopting a logic Alan Berger
Part III. Language and Mind
9. Kripke's new puzzle about belief and our principles of belief attribution Mark Richard
10. A note on Kripke's puzzle about belief Nathan Salmon
11. Kripke's version of Wittgenstein
some conceptions and misconceptions George Wilson
12. Kripke on color words and the primary, secondary quality distinction Mario Gomez-Torrente
Part IV. Philosophy of Mind and Philosophical Psychology
13. Kripke's views on Cartesianism and naturalism Sydney Shoemaker
14. Kripke's critique of functionalism Jeff Buechner.