Abstract (may include machine translation)
In Naming and Necessity Kripke argued against the possible existence of fictional characters. I show that his argument is invalid, analyze the confusion it involves, and explain why the view that fictional characters could not have existed is implausible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 175-181 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Croatian Journal of Philosophy |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 30 |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Fictional characters
- Kripke
- Modality