It provided the first cogent account of necessity and possibility as metaphysical concepts, and it. Feb 17, 2011 saul kripke argues that any such identity statement where a mental state is said to be identical to a physical state is false based solely on the structure of the statements. Much of his best known work deal with the logic and language. Saul kripke, american logician and philosopher who was one of the most powerful and influential thinkers in contemporary analytic anglophone philosophy. Trenutno je mccosh profesor filozofije na princeton university i istaknuti predavac filozofije na cuny. His argument shows that any statement that strictly equates mental events with physical events will be false. The preface of 21 pages describes the genesis and background of the leading ideas of the monograph, and discusses a few common misunderstandings. It includes one paper by kripke himself and each of the other papers touches, in some way, on kripkes work. Kripke archives program in philosophy graduate center. 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. Saul kripke s archive on the cuny philosophy commons second annual saul kripke lecture by john burgess on the necessity of origin at the cuny graduate center, november th, 2012 saul kripke at the mathematics genealogy project. Saul i njegove dve sestre, madeline i netta, isli su u dundee grade school and omaha central high school. Saul kripke is one of the most original and creative philosophers writing today. Sejak 1960an, kripke telah menjadi figur utama dalam sejumlah bidang terkait matematika logika, filsafat bahasa, filsafat matematika, metafisika, epistemologi.
Naming and necessity ii causalhistorical theory of. Proceedings of a colloquium on modal and manyvalued logics, helsinki, august, kripke saul a semantical considerations for modal logics. In this informative and accessible book, arif ahmed provides a clear and thorough account of kripke s. Subsequent references are indicated parenthetically. First, it is not clear that the problem of propositions being tautological disappears completely. Quines position, though uniformly critical of quantified modal systems, has. Aug 02, 2016 saul kripke, naming and necessity malden, ma.
The transcript of another lecture covering some of the same material is published under the title identity and. Reference and existence, saul kripke s john locke lectures for 1973, can be read as a sequel to his classic naming and necessity. Now, everyone remembers kant a bit as making a distinction between a priori and. Quines position, though uniformly critical of quantified modal systems, has nevertheless varied through the years from extreme and flat rejection of modality to a more nearly moderate critique. Saul kripke continuum contemporary american thinkers arif. But if one expression is a rigid designator, and another is not, the two cannot mean the same thing. She graduated with a bachelors in english from barnard college. He is currently mccosh professor of philosophy, emeritus, at princeton university and teaches as a distinguished professor of philosophy at the cuny graduate center. For example, we take it to be the case that it is contingent that the first postmaster of. Kripke s brother was philosopher saul kripke, and her sister was netta kripke stern. A preface by the editor, jonathan berg, includes a succinct summary of each paper. For many years, he has been professor of philosophy at princeton university in the usa. Rigid designators stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
Since the 1960s, kripke has been a central figure in a number of fields related to. Functionalism makes such identities contingent, so if. Kripke je bio oznacen kao wunderkind, vec sa 6 godina poceo je uciti starohebrejski jezik, sa 9 je procitao sva dela shakespearea, a pre zavrsetka osnovne skole ovladao je kompleksnim matematickim problemima i delima descartesa. Oct 15, 2012 philosophy editor october 15, 2012 1 comment graduate center, kripke, metaphysics, talks second annual saul kripke lecture the origin of necessity and the necessity of origin.
Yet his ideas are amongst the most challenging frequently encountered by students of philosophy. The saul kripke center is delighted to announce that timothy williamson will give the third saul kripke lecture on. His work has had a tremendous impact on the direction that philosophy has taken in the last thirty years and. He teaches as distinguished professor of philosophy at cuny graduate center. The saul kripke center is delighted to announce that timothy williamson will give the third saul kripke lecture on objective possibilities at the graduate center on 33116.
Cambridge, mass harvard university press, 1972, 1980 by saul a. John burgess to deliver second annual saul kripke lecture. Kripke cambridge, mass harvard university press, 1972, 1980 by saul a. Naming and necessity 193 we want a common term to cover names and descriptions, we may use the. His work has undeniably had a profound impact on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. 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. Since the 1960s kripke has been a central figure in a number of fields related to mathematical logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of. Kripkes defense of quanti ed modal logic was basically to embrace the aristotelian essentialism that quine assumed was beyond the pale. Saul kripke wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Banffversion, and irving block both for his help as editor of the volumein which an earlier version ofthis work appeared, and for inviting me to makethis exposition morepublic at the london conference. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Saul kripke 19801971 the identity thesis excerpt from. Kripkes most important philosophical publication, naming and necessity 1980, based on. When he visited oslo to give a lecture at my university, i met him at a local restaurant to do an interview. Saul kripke simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The derivation has become rather well known, but perhaps not so well understood. Kripkes paper originally appeared in meaning and use, ed. He is a distinguished professor of philosophy at the graduate center of the city. On a derivation of the necessity of identity saul kripkes lecture identity and necessity 1971 begins with a short discussion of a formal derivation of a law of necessity of identity.
Now, everyone remembers kant a bit as making a distinction between a priori and analytic. Please visit the saul kripke centers new website here. Kripke if there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. Naming and necessity 193 we want a common term to cover names and descriptions, we may use the term designator. Samizdat transcripts of the version given at the london conference have been circulated widely in oxford and elsewhere. Reference and existence, saul kripkes john locke lectures for 1973, can be read as a sequel to his classic naming and necessity. This entry is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. However, some definite descriptions, such as the successor of 2, are rigid designators.
The present commentary attempts to improve understanding of it by. Saul kripke has made fundamental contributions to a variety of areas of logic, and his name is attached to a corresponding variety of objects and results. He made important contributions to several areas of philosophy, including logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and philosophy of mind. Naming and necessity a return to mill kripke proposes a millian theory of names, according to which proper names dont have senses. Kripke, naming and necessity in harman and davidson, eds. Saul aaron kripke is an american philosopher and logician, now emeritus from princeton. Feb 22, 2012 saul kripke resigned yesterday from his position as distinguished professor of philosophy at the cuny graduate center. There are some descriptions which are plausibly rigid designators e. A great deal of the books brilliance lies in the astonishing simplicity of his solution to some of. He is a distinguished professor of philosophy at the graduate center of the city university of new york and emeritus professor at princeton university.
Of course, i will not cover each and every argument in. Arial times new roman symbol default design saul kripke, identity and necessity an apparent paradox the paradox with proper names identities in science rigid vs. The papers collected in this volume descend from that conference. Wittgenstein onrules and private language anelementary exposition. Names, necessity, and identity a saul kripke, in a series of classic writings of the s and s, changed the face of metaphysics and philosophy of language christopher hughes offers a careful exposition and critical analysis of kripke s central ideas about names, necessity, and identity, and in the process makes significant contributions to continuing debates about.
In reading naming and necessity, it is clear that saul kripke stands in a similar position. Saul kripke 19801971 the identity thesis excerpt from identity and necessity give a sketch of kripkes argumentation against the identity theory and discuss it. Religion with a dash of kripke bulletin for the study of. Ever since the publication of its original version, naming and necessity has had great and increasing influence. Kripke archives program in philosophy graduate center, cuny. Saul kripke, in full saul aaron kripke, born november, 1940, bay shore, long island, new york, u. Kripke is nearly universally acknowledged as one of the foremost living. Kripke resigns as report alleges he faked results of. He is one of the few academics today who can be characterized as a living legend. Kripke and the mindbody problem i regard the mindbody problem as wide open and extremely confusing. Kripke thinks that, if a particular brain state is identical to a particular mental state, then the identity has to be necessary. But some problems still present themselves in such a theory.
Saul kripke project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Madeline kripke was born on september 9, 1943 in new london, connecticut to mother dorothy karp kripke and father myer s. Saul kripke is one of the greatest thinkers in modern philosophy. So, i will forego unnecessary summarization and, instead, discuss two papers in detail. Saul kripke born november, 1940 is an american philosopher and logician. While similar allegations have been circulating in unpublished form for years, a team of philosophers from oxford university has just released a damning report claiming that they were systematically unable to reproduce the results of thought experiments reported. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this saul kripke study guide and get instant access to the following biography. Since the 1960s, kripke has been a central figure in. It confronts important issues left open in that work among them, the semantics of proper names and natural kind terms as they occur in fiction and in myth. Introduction my comments will focus on some loosely connected issues from the first. Saul kripke, identity and necessity driving question. A great deal of the books brilliance lies in the astonishing simplicity of his solution to some of philosophys most fiendish puzzles and the ease with which he lectures reveals the powerful grasp he has on the issues he describes. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.
Introduction my comments will focus on some loosely connected issues from the first person and freges theory of sense and reference. Saul kripke resigned yesterday from his position as distinguished professor of philosophy at the cuny graduate center. His paper gives an exposition of some features of a semantical theory f modal logics. His work has had a tremendous impact on the direction that philosophy has taken in the last thirty years and continues to dominate some of its most fundamental aspects. Please visit the saul kripke centers new website here this entry is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Kripke resigns as report alleges he faked results of thought. Saul kripke, genius logician a short, nontechnical interview by andreas saugstad, february 25, 2001. Introduction saul kripke has made fundamental contributions to a variety of areas of logic, and his name is attached to a corresponding variety of objects and results. He is currently mccosh professor of philosophy, emeritus, at princeton university and teaches as a. Religion with a dash of kripke bulletin for the study. Reprmred by permtsston of the pubbshers from naming and necessity by saul a. The paradigm example of nonrigid designators, since the work of of kripke, has been standard definite descriptions, such as the brightest nonlunar object in the evening sky. It confronts important issues left open in that work among. References in brackets in the text are to page numbers of that book.
While similar allegations have been circulating in. Other articles where naming and necessity is discussed. Saul kripke argues that any such identity statement where a mental state is said to be identical to a physical state is false based solely on the structure of the statements. Saul kripke continuum contemporary american thinkers. Kripke it is well know that the most thoroughgoing critique of modal logic has been that of w. 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. The work he is best known for is naming and necessity 1980. Saul kripke is one of the most important and original postwar analytic philosophers. Comments on saul kripkes philosophical troubles theodore sider disputatio 5 2015.