Kripkenstein's Monster: An Origin Story.
Kripke thought that the meaning paradox articulated in Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language arises due to a logical tension. This diagnosis, however, doesn't account for the enduring controversy surrounding the paradox. I argue that the meaning paradox stems instead from a tension inherent in...
| Publicado en: | Erkenntnis Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 1289 - 1311 |
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