Question
This function applied to x and y evaluates to 5 if either x or y is at least 57. For 10 points each:
[10m] Identify this function similar to the “plus” function, which is used to illustrate an example of Wittgenstein’s rule-following paradox in the book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
ANSWER: quus (“kwoose”) [or quaddition]
[10e] The quus function was proposed by this philosopher, who analyzed names as rigid designators in Naming and Necessity.
ANSWER: Saul Kripke (“krip-kee”) [or Saul Aaron Kripke]
[10h] Kripke rejects a response to the rule-following paradox based on these concepts because it fails to account for the possibility of mistakes and ignores the fact that the totality of these things is necessarily finite. Beliefs that are not “occurrent” are named for these concepts.
ANSWER: dispositions [accept dispositional beliefs]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn A | WUSTL B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |