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Saul Kripke was an American analytic philosopher and logician who made influential contributions to logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. He is known for his work on modal logic, essentialism, reference, Wittgenstein, and the rule-following paradox.
Sep 21, 2022 · Saul Kripke, a math prodigy and pioneering logician whose revolutionary theories on language qualified him as one of the 20th century’s greatest philosophers, died on Sept. 15 in...
Saul Kripke was an American logician and philosopher who influenced contemporary analytic philosophy with his work on modal logic, essentialism, and truth. He challenged the conventional views on a priori and a posteriori knowledge, linguistic meaning, and the liar paradox.
A biography of Saul Aaron Kripke (1940-2022), a philosopher and logician who made groundbreaking contributions to modal logic and metaphysics. Learn about his life, work, and legacy at the Saul Kripke Center.
Oct 24, 2006 · Before going into refinements, consider a famous application made by Saul Kripke, who coined the word ‘rigid designator’. Kripke is not the first philosopher to discuss the idea behind the term he coined, but his illuminating discussions have made the importance of rigidity widely appreciated.
Sep 20, 2022 · Princeton University announces the death of Saul Kripke, a renowned philosopher and logician, who taught at Princeton from 1978 to 1998. His book Naming and Necessity, based on his Princeton lectures, is a classic in the field.
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Oct 11, 2022 · Saul Kripke (1940-2022), one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, revolutionised thought on language, logic, and metaphysical necessity, turning analytic philosophy on its head and paving the way for modern essentialist metaphysics.
