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Causal relation: Causal relations refer to the cause-and-effect connections between events or phenomena, where one event influences or brings about another. See also Causality, Causes, Effects.
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Stephen Schiffer on Causal Relation - Dictionary of Arguments

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Causal relation/Schiffer/(s): Problem: There is no physical relation that connects general terms with the corresponding entities.
>General terms
, >Correspondence.
Otherwise: it would have to be a functional relation (multiple realization): problem: it should take "true of" or "refers" as basic concepts.
>Basic concepts/Schiffer.
A causal theory (for a theory of mental representations) (e.g. reliability theory) needs no semantic terms (true of, referenced) as basic concepts.
>Reliability theory.
Instead: substitutional quantification or translation of M-sentences into the metalanguage of the theory.
>Substitutional quantification, >Metalanguage.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Schi I
St. Schiffer
Remnants of Meaning Cambridge 1987


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