Water in one possible world might not be H2O in another - ye... - Kripke, Saul

This quote is attributed to Kripke, Saul.

"Water in one possible world might not be H2O in another - yet we still refer to the same substance because of our causal connection to it."

Kripke, Saul Science

Philosopher-Logician American Born 1940 (age 86)

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