Paradigmatic Metaphysics

In a series of papers, Christian Nimtz argues for the view that the semantic notion of paradigm termhood lies at the heart of Kripkean philosophy of language and metaphysics. According to Nimtz, this has deflationary consequences for natural kind essentialism. This paper applies results from the the...

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Published in:	Australasian journal of philosophy Vol. 98; no. 2; pp. 403 - 409
Main Author:	Steinberg, Alex
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Routledge 02-04-2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Christian Nimtz Kripke, Saul natural kind essentialism natural kind terms paradigm terms
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Summary:	In a series of papers, Christian Nimtz argues for the view that the semantic notion of paradigm termhood lies at the heart of Kripkean philosophy of language and metaphysics. According to Nimtz, this has deflationary consequences for natural kind essentialism. This paper applies results from the theory of equivalence relations, thereby separating logical and extra-logical components in Nimtz's argument. On this basis, the deflationary claim is critically discussed and rejected.
ISSN:	0004-8402 1471-6828
DOI:	10.1080/00048402.2019.1695279