Saul Kripke Center

As seen on TV:

James Walsh (NYU) giving his fascinating talk, "Modal definability and Kripke’s theory of truth."

Happening this Friday.

Modal definability and Kripke’s theory of truth – Saul Kripke Center Modal definability and Kripke’s theory of truth The Saul Kripke Center is pleased to announce that James Walsh (Assistant Professor, Philosophy, NYU) will deliver a talk on Friday, May 10th, 2024, from 4:15 to 6:15 pm at the CUNY Graduate Center (Room 9207). The talk is free and open to all. Title...

Congratulations to C. L. Johnson, who today delivered the 10th Saul Kripke Center Young Scholars Series talk, "On the existence of all possible worlds".

Happy birthday, Saul Kripke.

Saul Kripke's "The Question of Logic" has now been advance published online. It is part of a symposium on the adoption problem with other contributions published in Mind by Romina Birman, Paul Boghossian, and others.

The Question of Logic1 Abstract. Under the influence of Quine’s famous manifesto, many philosophers have thought that logical theories are scientific theories that can be ‘adopted’ an

Saul Kripke passed away one year ago today. Watch a recording of the Memorial Conference held for him last Spring here:

Saul Kripke Memorial Conference This is an edited recording of the Saul Kripke Memorial Conference which took place at The CUNY Graduate Center on May 8th and 9th, 2023.00:00:00 Saul Kripke...

Saul Kripke Memorial Conference This is an edited recording of the Saul Kripke Memorial Conference which took place at The CUNY Graduate Center on May 8th and 9th, 2023.00:00:00 Saul Kripke...

Newly published work:

Wittgenstein, Russell, and Our Concept of the Natural Numbers Wittgenstein gave a clearly erroneous refutation of Russell’s logicist project. The errors were ably pointed out by Mark Steiner. Nevertheless, I was motivated by Wittgenstein and Steiner to consider various ideas about the natural numbers. I ask which...

For people wishing to attend via Zoom, you may register now (https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7d5nyTchQkKjnOf8ohbkAQ).

Happening this Spring. For more information, consult https://saulkripkecenter.org/index.php/2023/02/02/saul-kripke-memorial-conference/.

Happening this Spring. For more information, consult https://saulkripkecenter.org/index.php/2023/02/02/saul-kripke-memorial-conference/.

Happy World Logic Day!

People interested in coming to this panel (which will be in English with a Spanish interpreter) can email: Oliver Marshall ([email protected]).

The possible worlds of Saul Kripke | Timothy Williamson » IAI TV Saul Kripke passed away earlier this year. His work changed philosophy forever. Inspired by Leibniz’s possible worlds, he ushered in the return of metaphysics, while remaining very much with his feet on the ground, writes Timothy Williamson.

More info: https://philevents.org/event/show/103858.

This is a recording of the last talk delivered by Saul Kripke.

Is Mathematics the Handmaiden of Physics? This is a recording of the last talk delivered by Saul Kripke. It is entitled "Is Mathematics the Handmaiden of Physics?" and was delivered at Stockholm Univ...

Saul Kripke, Philosopher Who Found Truths in Semantics, Dies at 81 A leading 20th-century thinker, he published a landmark work at 32. Known for lecturing extemporaneously without notes, he dazzled colleagues with the breadth of his ruminations.

Saul Kripke obituary Influential American philosopher whose 1980 book Naming and Necessity challenged ideas about the identity of mind and brain

We mourn the passing but celebrate the life and achievements of the great logician and philosopher Saul Aaron Kripke (Nov. 13, 1940–Sep. 15, 2022). His family and friends ask for privacy at this time.

Scenes from some of the talks at the Naming & Necessity at 50 Conference, held in person in Hudson, New York.

From open discussion during the final class of "Naming and Necessity at Fifty."

From the sixteenth class of "Naming and Necessity at Fifty", with guest speaker Michaelis Michael.

From the fifteenth class of "Naming and Necessity at Fifty", with guest speaker Nathan Wildman.

From the fourteenth class of "Naming and Necessity at Fifty", with guest speaker Jessica Pepp.

'A Proof of Gamma' is forthcoming. Download from our website.

Saul A. Kripke, A Proof of Gamma - PhilPapers This paper is dedicated to the memory of Mike Dunn. His untimely death is a loss not only to logic, computer science, and philosophy, but to all of us who knew ...

From the thirteenth class of "Naming and Necessity at Fifty", with guest speaker Allen Hazen.