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As it is well known, Kripke has argued that theoretical identifications (such as 'Water is H2O', 'Cats are animals', 'Heat is the motion of molecules') are statements which if true are examples of the necessary a posteriori. In this paper we will show that all these claims can be challenged. First of all, not all of the statements that Kripke mentions are identity statements. Secondly, Kripke justifies...
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