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| Causal theory of reference: The causal theory of reference in philosophy asserts that a name or a singular term refers to an object because there is a causal connection between the name and the object, often stemming from the initial act of naming by a speaker or community. Also see Reference._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Robert Stalnaker on Causal Theory of Reference - Dictionary of Arguments
I 209 Causal Theory/content/Stalnaker: N.B.: the facts about my connection to Cicero do not belong to the content. >Content. The causal theory here is not a theory that the speaker has about himself/herself but that a statement has a specific content and is a function of facts about how the world is. If the world had been different, the sentence about Cicero would have been about another person. >counterfactual conditional. This does not tie us to a causal theory. Then we can explain errors more easily. >Errors, >Explanations._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Stalnaker I R. Stalnaker Ways a World may be Oxford New York 2003 |
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