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Peter Gerdes

['Member']Joined: October 11, 2020 at 22:03Last active: October 12, 2020 at 05:37None discussions3 comments

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In: Is “Water is H2O” a posteriori necessary truth?  — view comment
But it's worth noting that on this reading the reason "water is H20" is necessary. i.e., you can't imagine a scenario where it seems true to say this ...
October 11, 2020 at 23:02
In: Is “Water is H2O” a posteriori necessary truth?  — view comment
Or maybe I'm just reading my view into Kripke. It's been awhile since I read him so that's totally plausible.
October 11, 2020 at 22:51
In: Is “Water is H2O” a posteriori necessary truth?  — view comment
How about this. What Kripke is trying to suggest with the necessary part here is that *if* our talk about water makes any sense at all then water is H...
October 11, 2020 at 22:49
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