Vol. 29 No. 2 (2009)
Articles

Introduction: General term rigidity and Devitt's rigid appliers

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  • Ezequiel Zerbudis

Published 2009-11-01

Keywords

  • Término general,
  • Designación,
  • Rigidez,
  • Esencia
  • General term,
  • Designation,
  • Rigidity,
  • Essence

How to Cite

Zerbudis, E. (2009). Introduction: General term rigidity and Devitt’s rigid appliers. Análisis Filosófico, 29(2), 193–197. Retrieved from https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/article/view/144

Abstract

In this essay, I present a problem that originates in Kripke's contention, in Naming and Necessity, that natural kind terms are rigid, namely, the problem of how to understand the notion of rigidity when it is applied to general terms. I also give an account, in a principled way, of the main theoretical options that seem to be available to solve that problem, and sketch the main features of Michael Devitt's proposal against that background.

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