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'Naming and Necessity' has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity.

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"Brilliant and very influential . . . stands up as an impressive and enduring work of philosophy, outstanding in its sweep, clarity and penetration."—Colin McGinn, Times Higher Education Supplement


"When these lectures were first published eight years ago, they stood analytic philosophy on its ear. Everybody was either furious, or exhilarated, or thoroughly perplexed. No one was indifferent. This welcome republication provides a chance to look back at a modern classic, and to say something about why it was found so shocking and liberating."—Richard Rorty, London Review of Books



Table of Contents
Preface.

Lecture I.

Lecture II.

Lecture III.

Addenda.

Naming and Necessity

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 23 July 1981
      ISBN-13 9780631128014
      978-0631128014
      ISBN-10 0631128018
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Dictionaries, Reference & Language Philosophy of language

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'Naming and Necessity' has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity.

      Trade Review
      "Brilliant and very influential . . . stands up as an impressive and enduring work of philosophy, outstanding in its sweep, clarity and penetration."—Colin McGinn, Times Higher Education Supplement


      "When these lectures were first published eight years ago, they stood analytic philosophy on its ear. Everybody was either furious, or exhilarated, or thoroughly perplexed. No one was indifferent. This welcome republication provides a chance to look back at a modern classic, and to say something about why it was found so shocking and liberating."—Richard Rorty, London Review of Books



      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      Lecture I.

      Lecture II.

      Lecture III.

      Addenda.

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