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Paperback. Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy andallied fields for a half-century and more. His earlymasterpiece, Naming and Necessity, reversed the patternof two centuries of philosophizing about the necessary and thecontingent. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and allied fields for a half-century and more. His early masterpiece, Naming and Necessity, reversed the pattern of two centuries of philosophizing about the necessary and the contingent. Although much of his work remains unpublished, several major essays have now appeared in print, most recently in his long-awaited collection Philosophical Troubles.
In this book Kripke’s long-time colleague, the logician and philosopher John P. Burgess, offers a thorough and self-contained guide to all of Kripke’s published books and his most important philosophical papers, old and new. It also provides an ... Read more
Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and allied fields for a half-century and more. His early masterpiece, Naming and Necessity, reversed the pattern of two centuries of philosophizing about the necessary and the contingent. Although much of his work remains unpublished, several major essays have now appeared in print, most recently in his long-awaited collection Philosophical Troubles.
In this book Kripke’s long-time colleague, the logician and philosopher John P. Burgess, offers a thorough and self-contained guide to all of Kripke’s published books and his most important philosophical papers, old and new. It also provides an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Key Contemporary Thinkers
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745652856
SKU
V9780745652856
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About John P. Burgess
John Patton Burgess is a John N. Woodhull Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley's Group in Logic and Methodology of Science. His interests include logic, philosophy of mathematics and metaethics.
Reviews for Kripke
"With characteristic verve and clarity, Burgess succeeds in doing what many thought impossible: presenting the best of Kripke's philosophical and technical work in a precise, readable, and highly illuminating fashion. Every philosopher should read this." Stephen Neale, City University of New York "Destined to become a classic, this is the best systematic overview of Saul ... Read more