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Ideas for Baron,S/Miller,K, Michael Dummett and John Mayberry

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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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A realistic view of reference is possible for concrete objects, but not for abstract objects [Dummett, by Hale]

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]