Saul Kripke's Perspective on Possibilities and Language

The chapter explores Saul Kripke's views on stipulating identity in thought experiments and discusses his disagreements with David Lewis on the nature of possible worlds. It delves into scenarios involving Nixon winning the election, debates on whether individuals can exist in different worlds, and examines the use of possible worlds as a tool for modal reasoning. The conversation also covers Kripke's divergence from Russell and Frege's models of naming and delves into the concept of rigid designators in philosophy of language.