What's a unique feature of Kripke's Naming and Necessity?
Concept of rigid designators
First-order logic approach
Study of metaphors
Finite verifications
Answer
The concept of rigid designators is a central feature of Kripke's Naming and Necessity. Rigid designators are expressions that refer to the same object in all possible worlds. This concept allows Kripke to argue that names, natural kind terms, and indexicals are all rigid designators and that they refer to objects necessarily. In other words, the objects they refer to could not possibly be different.
Saul Kripke: Unraveling the Mind of a Groundbreaking Philosopher
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