Ideas from 'A Puzzle about Belief' by Saul A. Kripke [1979], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophical Troubles: Papers vol. 1' by Kripke,Saul [OUP 2011,978-0-19-973015-5]].

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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object
                        Full Idea: In Kripke's puzzle about belief, the subject has two distinct mental files about one and the same object.
                        From: comment on Saul A. Kripke (A Puzzle about Belief [1979]) by François Recanati - Mental Files 17.1
                        A reaction: [Pierre distinguishes 'London' from 'Londres'] The Kripkean puzzle is presented as very deep, but I have always felt there was a simple explanation, and I suspect that this is it (though I will leave the reader to think it through, as I'm very busy…).