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'works', 'The Causal Theory of Names' and 'Sententia on 'De Caelo''
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference
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Speakers intend to refer to items that are the source of their information [Evans]
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The intended referent of a name needs to be the cause of the speaker's information about it [Evans]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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If descriptions are sufficient for reference, then I must accept a false reference if the descriptions fit [Evans]
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths
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The notion of analytic truth is absent in Aristotle [Aristotle, by Politis]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature
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We use expressions 'deferentially', to conform to the use of other people [Evans]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity
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Charity should minimize inexplicable error, rather than maximising true beliefs [Evans]
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