Gödel–Schmidt example
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The Gödel–Schmidt example is a thought experiment from Saul Kripke’s *Naming and Necessity* used to illustrate issues about reference, proper names, and the distinction between sense and reference in the philosophy of language.
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Target entity: Gödel–Schmidt example Context triple: [Naming and Necessity, hasExample, Gödel–Schmidt example]
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Gödel metric
The Gödel metric is a solution to Einstein's field equations that describes a rotating universe allowing for closed timelike curves and thus the theoretical possibility of time travel.
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Swan constructed counterexamples over the rational numbers
Swan constructed counterexamples over the rational numbers refers to Richard G. Swan’s landmark result showing that certain invariant fields under finite group actions over the rational numbers are not rational, thereby disproving a general affirmative answer to Noether’s problem in this setting.
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Blaschke
Blaschke is a German surname most notably associated with Wilhelm Blaschke, a prominent mathematician known for his contributions to differential and convex geometry.
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Szekeres–Lindström theorem
The Szekeres–Lindström theorem is a result in combinatorics that characterizes the maximum size of intersecting families of subsets, serving as a precursor to and special case of the Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem.
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Bohr–Courant theorem
The Bohr–Courant theorem is a classical result in analytic number theory describing the value distribution of Dirichlet series, particularly the Riemann zeta function, and serves as a precursor to modern universality theorems such as Voronin’s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gödel–Schmidt example Target entity description: The Gödel–Schmidt example is a thought experiment from Saul Kripke’s *Naming and Necessity* used to illustrate issues about reference, proper names, and the distinction between sense and reference in the philosophy of language.
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A.
Gödel metric
The Gödel metric is a solution to Einstein's field equations that describes a rotating universe allowing for closed timelike curves and thus the theoretical possibility of time travel.
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B.
Swan constructed counterexamples over the rational numbers
Swan constructed counterexamples over the rational numbers refers to Richard G. Swan’s landmark result showing that certain invariant fields under finite group actions over the rational numbers are not rational, thereby disproving a general affirmative answer to Noether’s problem in this setting.
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C.
Blaschke
Blaschke is a German surname most notably associated with Wilhelm Blaschke, a prominent mathematician known for his contributions to differential and convex geometry.
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D.
Szekeres–Lindström theorem
The Szekeres–Lindström theorem is a result in combinatorics that characterizes the maximum size of intersecting families of subsets, serving as a precursor to and special case of the Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem.
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E.
Bohr–Courant theorem
The Bohr–Courant theorem is a classical result in analytic number theory describing the value distribution of Dirichlet series, particularly the Riemann zeta function, and serves as a precursor to modern universality theorems such as Voronin’s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
Kripkean thought experiment
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example in philosophy of language ⓘ philosophical thought experiment ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Naming and Necessity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kripke’s critique of Frege–Russell descriptivism
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direct reference theory ⓘ |
| citedBy |
commentaries on Kripke’s Naming and Necessity
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literature on direct reference ⓘ literature on semantic externalism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Fregean sense-reference theory
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Russellian descriptivism about names ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Saul Kripke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
20th-century philosophy of language
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyClaim |
reference of a proper name is not determined by a descriptive condition known by the speaker
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speakers can successfully refer even when their associated descriptions are false ⓘ the name ‘Gödel’ would still refer to Gödel even if Schmidt had proved the incompleteness theorems ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to challenge descriptivist accounts of proper names
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to separate epistemic access from semantic reference ⓘ to support a causal theory of reference ⓘ |
| illustrates |
distinction between sense and reference
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epistemic versus metaphysical necessity ⓘ issues about reference ⓘ problems for descriptivist theories of names ⓘ rigid designation ⓘ use of proper names ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Kurt Gödel
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Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesConcept |
Millian theory of names
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causal-historical chain of reference ⓘ descriptivist theory of names ⓘ misattributed description ⓘ reference fixing ⓘ semantic externalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kurt Gödel
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Schmidt (fictional or hypothetical mathematician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
names are rigid designators
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semantic content of a name is its bearer ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
graduate seminars on reference and modality
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introductory philosophy of language courses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kripkean semantics
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causal theory of reference ⓘ metaphysics of reference ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theory of proper names ⓘ |
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Subject: Gödel–Schmidt example Description of subject: The Gödel–Schmidt example is a thought experiment from Saul Kripke’s *Naming and Necessity* used to illustrate issues about reference, proper names, and the distinction between sense and reference in the philosophy of language.
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