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Ideas for 'Explanation in Mathematics', 'Dthat' and 'The Causal Theory of Names'

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

5825	Speakers intend to refer to items that are the source of their information [Evans]

5823	The intended referent of a name needs to be the cause of the speaker's information about it [Evans]

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

9039	If descriptions are sufficient for reference, then I must accept a false reference if the descriptions fit [Evans]