Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 201
Reference/Consciousness/Chalmers: if we can refer to our conscious experiences, our consciousness is probably not causally irrelevant to the explanation of consciousness. In any case not, if a causal relation is required for reference. However, this is not always necessary when it comes to e.g. intensions.
Cf. >Causal relation, >Intensions, >Consciousness/Chalmers,
>Experience.
E.g. Primary Intension: For example, the largest star in the universe: picks out a star in any given centered world, whether I have a causal relationship with it or not.
>Identification, >Possible worlds, >Centered worlds, "Primary Intension": >Terminology/Chalmers.
Certainly, however, it is usually the case that, in the centered world, objects are picked out by a causally induced reference. But that does not always have to be the case.
I 202
Causality: may often be helpful to distinguish between potential candidates of the reference, or to learn concepts.
>Language acquisition, >Learning, >Concepts, >Words.