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Although much of his work remains unpublished, several major essays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 authoritative but non-technical account of Kripke’s
influential contributions to the study of modal logic and logical
paradoxes. Although Kripke has been anything but a system-builder,
Burgess expertly uncovers the connections between different parts of
his oeuvre. Kripke is shown grappling, often in opposition to existing
traditions, with mysteries surrounding the nature of necessity,
rule-following, and the conscious mind, as well as with intricate and
intriguing puzzles about identity, belief and self-reference. Clearly
contextualizing the full range of Kripke’s work, Burgess outlines,
summarizes and surveys the issues raised by each of the
philosopher’s major publications. Kripke will be essential
reading for anyone interested in the work of one of analytic
philosophy’s greatest living thinkers.
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ISBN
9780745663944
Publisert
2018
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Wiley Professional, Reference & Trade
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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