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Single Idea 16328

[catalogued under 3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 3. KF Truth Axioms]

Full Idea

Kripke's main contribution was …his classification of the different consistent fixed points and the discussion of their use for discriminating between ungrounded sentences, paradoxical sentences, and so on.

Clarification

At a 'fixed point' a function outputs its input

Gist of Idea

Kripke classified fixed points, and illuminated their use for clarifications

Source

report of Saul A. Kripke (Outline of a Theory of Truth [1975]) by Volker Halbach - Axiomatic Theories of Truth 15.1

Book Reference

Halbach,Volker: 'Axiomatic Theories of Truth' [CUP 2011], p.210