Saul Kripke

Suppose we had another species in the universe—that is not a human being nor a martian—let us call them Jupiterians. Jupiterians live in Jupiter they have the exact anatomy that human beings have. The only difference between human beings and Jupiterians is that Jupiterians always have their c-fibers firing, but do not always have or experience the feeling of pain. It follows, then, that Identity Theory would fail to explain for the Jupiterian species, since c-fibers firing are not identical with pain in the Jupiterian world. If c-fibers firing were identical with pain, as Lewis would claim, then it follows that Jupiterians would always feel pain, but they do not. Consequently, Kripke believes that since we could conceive of possible scenarios in which Jupiterians have c-fibers firing, and are not necessarily pain, then the Identity Theory is weakened. 5: Evaluation and reply to the concept of pain David Lewis presents an understanding of the concept of pain through the Materialist Mixed Theory of Mind. Lewis attempts to respond to the phenomenal objections, however, his defense is unsatisfactory. The Materialist Mixed Theory of mind fails to appropriately account for the phenomenal experience of feeling pain. I agree with Kripke’s view that pain is a rigid designator—that is, that pain picks out the sensation of pain…

Saul Kripke's highly influential “Identity and Necessity” challenges a number of prevalent assumptions made by his contemporaries regarding the classification of identity statements as either contingent or necessary. (Heide, 26 Feb.) Firstly, he renounces the common habit of speaking of necessary truths, those that could not have possibly have been false, as being equivalent to a priori truths, or those knowable without the aid of sensory experience. (Kripke 130) Secondly, he argues for a theory…

i) What is modal realism and why would one need to believe in it? What problems is modal realism proposed to solve? What problems accepting modal realism might create? In this essay I am going to explain what Modal Realism is the reasons people will choose to believe in it and the reasons people will not. I will outline the problems of Modality and how Possible World Theory, and extended on to that Modal Realism, will be able to solve it. I will then move onto the weaknesses of Modal…

Divergently, David became known throughout the Holy Bible in multiple stories. To begin with, King Saul had failed his kingdom, so Samuel, a prophet, was in search of a new king (Pope 72). While in a pondering motion, Samuel heard God speaking to him, “I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided a king among his many sons” (1 Samuel 16:1). Insolently, Jesse and seven of his sons went to the palace and God rejected each one. While David was tending the sheep, God anointed him…

why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and decided to appoint his sons…

desire to maintain harmony within the organization. Conflict is defined as a struggle between two interdependent parties (Hopinks and Yonker, 2015) stemming from a difference in attitudes, interests, understanding requirements and thought process (Mostenska and Ralko, 2014). Through various Biblical stories, there are examples of a variety of methods to handle conflict within relationships, processes, and organizations. Interpersonal incompatibilities result in relational conflict which leads…

Question: an emotional engagement with Bernini’s David allows the viewer to effectively engage with and fully understand this work of art. • Introduction to Bernini’s David. • The story behind it. So the sculpture’s story comes from the holy bible, that a shepherd young man who will become the king of Israelites, (David) was only 15 years old when Israelites were in a battle with philistines and philistines had a giant that none of Israelites solders was brave enough to stand in his face and…

Saul was infuriated and filled with envy by the action that Samuel took and proceeded to chase after David in one occasion in an attempt to murder him! Saul was not successful and the deed that The Lord ordered was done and David sat at the throne of Israel and his name flourished. Unfortunately Samuel soon passed and joined The Lord in the heavens, his legacy did not end here though and he continued to assist God and helped to guide Saul down the correct path. After Samuel's passing he appeared…

of Hannah from the book of Samuel. Hannah was the wife of Elkanah but she was unable to have children. Hannah prayed for a son and promised that her son would become a priest. God blessed her and she gave birth to a son named Samuel. The name Samual is significant because later Samuel is the one who asks God for a king of Israel. Just like god hears Hannah, God hears Samuel and gives Israel a king. Hannah also sings songs that use verbage that is used in battle. She sings “My mouth is wide over…

A better question is asking, whose interests are being brought out in this story? 1 Samuel 25 is a part of a literature set, collectively known as the Apology of David, as the name of this collection states, these stories are told with David’s interests in mind. That said, it is made clearer that the actions of Abigail and Nabal’s men are used to show that lots of people think David is in fact, the appointed king of Israel by God. Saul is no more the king over Israel. Through Abigail bringing…