The plausibility of a metaphysical position is not solely determined by its alignment with pre-theoretic intuitions, as Kripke himself showed intuitions can be systematically revised by rigorous modal semantics.

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Kripke: Kripke refers to Saul Kripke, an influential American philosopher and logician known for revolutionizing how we think about names, meaning, and possibility. He argued that names like "Albert Einstein" refer directly to the actual person rather than through descriptions of their properties, which changed philosophy fundamentally. His work also introduced "possible worlds" as a way to understand concepts like necessity and possibility, making him one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century.
Metaphysical position(as used in metaphysics): A philosophical claim about what things fundamentally exist or what reality is really like at the deepest level—for example, whether time is real or whether free will exists.
Modal semantics(describing Carnap's philosophical approach): A system for understanding the meaning of statements that talk about possibility, necessity, and what could or must be true (as opposed to just what is actually true).
Pre-theoretic intuitions(as used in epistemology)

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