A PROBLEM IN KRIPKE´S MODAL LOGIC
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https://doi.org/10.15691/0718-5448Vol8Iss2a223Keywords:
proper name, definite description, rigid designator, necessity of originAbstract
The present paper´s goal is to show how Saul Kripke´s modal logic uses the concept of an essential property and the weaknesses or inconsistencies that this entails for his theory, mainly presented in his book Naming and Necessity.References
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