Single Idea 17874

[catalogued under 19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference]

Full Idea

There seems to be an incongruity between Kripke's definitionalist account of the essence of kinds (and the induced necessities), and his definition-free account of naming.

Gist of Idea

Kripke has a definitional account of kinds, but not of naming

Source

comment on Saul A. Kripke (Naming and Necessity lectures [1970]) by Joseph Almog - Nature Without Essence X

Book Reference

-: 'Journal of Philosophy' [-], p.374


A Reaction

Putnam places more emphasis on baptising a prototypical example, just as we baptise named things.