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Re:Why read old philosophy? by foldr on Sunday January 08, 2017 @01:35PM (#13351161)
I think the poster may be thinking of the kinds of statements that Kripke argued were necessary truths that could only be known a posteriori.
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Re:Why read old philosophy? by woodruffw on Sunday January 08, 2017 @01:40PM (#13351181)
I have Naming and Necessity on my bookshelf ;)
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