The Standard Metre: Has It Anything to Do With The Contingent A Priori

kripke bas proposed a number of counteretxamples to the classic thesis, which ays that the class of necmary fropositions roincidn with the cla۱ss of a priori ones. These counteretxamples involve some necessary a posten'ori trutbs as well as contingent a priori ones. Om cfbis exmnplu far the loller is the ۱ta۱۱dard metre example. In thi۱ paper, after presenting a brief sketch of Kripke'۱ proposal, I'll exan,ine the main ohjution۱ to it and argue !hat all of them co,t!d be replied to. At the end, ho,vever,argue that the standard metre example enjoy۱ much Im philosopbical significance than it appears to,and,considering the sprit,it of the clauic tbesis, it faill to rif,۱tt tbiI tbesis.