Episode 126: Saul Kripke on Possibilities, Language & Science
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Exploring Existence and Reference in Philosophy
The chapter delves into differentiating the existence of individuals from legends like Santa Claus, Kripke's work on addressing non-existent entities, challenges posed by natural kind terms and rigid designators, and the concept of hyper-intention in philosophy to differentiate between synonymous statements in possible world semantics.
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