Full Idea
Description theories of reference are supposed to have been well and truly refuted. I think not: ..it is still tenable with my seven points, and part of the truth of reference [7: rigidity, egocentric, tokens, causal, imperfect, indeterminate, families].
Gist of Idea
Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications)
Source
David Lewis (Putnam's Paradox [1984], 'Glob Desc')
Book Reference
Lewis,David: 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' [CUP 1999], p.60
A Reaction
(The bit at the end refers to his seven points, on p.59). He calls his basic proposal 'causal descriptivism', incorporating his seven slight modifications of traditional descriptivism about reference.