Naming and Necessity
Why can a truth be necessary yet discovered only through experience? These lectures follow that question from names and descriptions to natural kinds and the mind and body problem.
4 parts, about 18 minutes to read.
At a glance
- Author
- Saul A. Kripke
- Parts
- 4 parts
- Reading time
- about 18 minutes
- The whole book
- Also to read in full
What the summary covers
- Lecture I: Names, Descriptions, and Necessity5 min
- Lecture II: Names, Reference, and Identity5 min
- Lecture III: Natural Kinds and Necessary Discoveries6 min
- Addenda: Limits of the Picture2 min
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