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| Property: what can be ascribed to an object in order to distinguish it from other objects. In philosophy, there is debate about whether properties exist or whether "bare particulars" exist. Expressions for properties are predicates. Not every predicate will refer to a property. See also quantification over properties, 2nd order logic, HOL, completeness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Saul A. Kripke on Properties - Dictionary of Arguments
I 49/50 Ryle: the description decides whether a property is necessary or contingent! (Kripke: but not all properties are accidental, some are essential.) Nature/Kripke: some properties are essential: e.g. 9 is an odd number. Definition essential property: if we consider a property to be essential to an object, we usually mean that it would have applied to an object in any case in which it would have existed. >Planets example, >necessary/Kripke, >necessary de re/Kripke. I 79 The relevance of properties depends on theory (Vs sheaf theory). >Relevance. The biblical story does not provide any necessary properties of Moses, so he could have lived without accomplishing any of these things. I 90f Properties: "essential" properties are perhaps not the most important property. No theory distinguishes by relevance. I 136f I do not want to say that only the origin and substance are essential. Properties: there could even be a substance that has all the identifying properties, and yet is not gold, e.g. fool’s gold. I 138 Each property could turn out to be wrong, therefore it is not a bundle concept. I 139f General names like "cat" do not express any property. --- II 212 Kripke essential property/meaning/intention e.g. novel: it is not important whether the hero really was the Messiah, but it is important that the deeds apply to the intentioned hero. This has nothing to do with the principle of charity. >Meaning (Intending)/Kripke, >Charity Principle. _____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Kripke I S.A. Kripke Naming and Necessity, Dordrecht/Boston 1972 German Edition: Name und Notwendigkeit Frankfurt 1981 Kripke II Saul A. Kripke "Speaker’s Reference and Semantic Reference", in: Midwest Studies in Philosophy 2 (1977) 255-276 In Eigennamen, Ursula Wolf, Frankfurt/M. 1993 Kripke III Saul A. Kripke Is there a problem with substitutional quantification? In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J McDowell, Oxford 1976 Kripke IV S. A. Kripke Outline of a Theory of Truth (1975) In Recent Essays on Truth and the Liar Paradox, R. L. Martin (Hg), Oxford/NY 1984 |
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