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Ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'A Structural Account of Mathematics' and 'Putnam's Paradox'

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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference
Causal theories of reference make errors in reference easy [Lewis]
Mathematical entities are causally inert, so the causal theory of reference won't work for them [Chihara]
19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications) [Lewis]