What makes it the case that we mean certain things by certain words? What constitutes the relation between the sounds that come out of our mouths and what we mean to say by them? This question is at the heart of the philosophy of language. In a way, it is a question about how words, things in the world and the intentions of speakers are all related to each other. The Kripkenstein Paradox is a startling argument which shows that nothing makes it the case that we mean certain things by the words we use-no one means anything by any word he says. The paradox has drawn much attention among...