@misc{Lexicon of Arguments,
title = {Quotation from: Lexicon of Arguments – Concepts - Ed. Martin Schulz, 29 Mar 2024},
author = {Devitt,Michael},
subject = {Causal Theory of Names},
note = {II 152
Causal theory/Names: Devitt pro: Devitt is one of the toughest representatives of the causal theory. - Yet he assumes "D-chains": "Description chains":
II 153
Devitt Thesis: In opaque belief contexts, a name refers to the appropriate description chain. We have to distinguish between a chain of descriptions and a >causal chain.
>Names, >Causality, >Causal theory of reference, >Reference,
>Opacity, >Opaque contexts, >Identification.},
note = { Devi I M. Devitt Realism and Truth Princeton 1996
},
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}