#Kripke February 26
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This February 2025, several of us are participating in the 30-Day Philosophy Coach4aday Challenge. Each day, we choose a quote or concept from a philosopher, past or present, and share it with others. Participating in this activity is actually sharing wisdom with others. My philosopher choice today is SAUL KRIPKE.
Most of the philosophers I have chosen this month have been dead for many centuries. Today my choice is Saul Kripke who is often labeled one of the best 20th centuries philosophers.
Saul Kripke revolutionized philosophy with his work in modal logic, introducing possible world semantics that reshaped how we understand necessity and possibility. His book Naming and Necessity (1980) challenged traditional theories of reference, arguing that names are rigid designators that refer to the same object in all possible worlds.
Philosophy 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Identify your choice of philosopher, and, if necessary, offer up a brief bio on that individual.
- If you need help here is a link to some famous philosophers
- Provide the quote or concept that is attributed to this philosopher.
- If sharing with others use the #Coach4adayChallenge
February 26th-Saul Kripke
Kripke in the world of academia achieved fame by writing Naming and Necessity at the age of 32. According to accounts he chooses to remain reclusive rather than constantly being in the spotlight.
It really is a nice theory. The only defect I think it has is probably common to all philosophical theories. It’s wrong. You may suspect me of proposing another theory in its place; but I hope not, because I’m sure it’s wrong too if it is a theory.”
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