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	A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~tbe~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves ~~tbe~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~tbe~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~tbe~~ name succeed in referring to ~~tbe~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~tbe~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~tbe~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~tbe~~ term, including when ~~tbe~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~tbe~~ speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during ~~tbe~~ 1970s, under ~~tbe~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~the~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves ~~the~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~the~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~the~~ name succeed in referring to ~~the~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~the~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~the~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~the~~ term, including when ~~the~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~the~~ speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during ~~the~~ 1970s, under ~~the~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In tbe case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves tbe following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon tbe name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of tbe name succeed in referring to tbe referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of tbe position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in tbe causal history of a speaker's use of tbe term, including when tbe term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to tbe speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during tbe 1970s, under tbe influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~tbe~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves ~~tbe~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~tbe~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~tbe~~ name succeed in referring to ~~tbe~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~tbe~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~tbe~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~tbe~~ term, including when ~~tbe~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~tbe~~ speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during ~~tbe~~ 1970s, under ~~tbe~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~the~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves ~~the~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~the~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~the~~ name succeed in referring to ~~the~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~the~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~the~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~the~~ term, including when ~~the~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~the~~ speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during ~~the~~ 1970s, under ~~the~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In tbe case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves tbe following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon tbe name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of tbe name succeed in referring to tbe referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of tbe position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in tbe causal history of a speaker's use of tbe term, including when tbe term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to tbe speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during tbe 1970s, under tbe influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~The~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves ~~The~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~The~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~The~~ name succeed in referring to ~~The~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~The~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~The~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~The~~ term, including when ~~The~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~The~~ speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during ~~The~~ 1970s, under ~~The~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[~~tbeory~~]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[~~tbeory~~]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[~~tbeory~~]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such ~~tbeories~~ have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~tbe~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[~~tbeory~~]] of reference typically involves ~~tbe~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~tbe~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~tbe~~ name succeed in referring to ~~tbe~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~tbe~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~tbe~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~tbe~~ term, including when ~~tbe~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~tbe~~ speaker's words. Causal ~~tbeories~~ of names became popular during ~~tbe~~ 1970s, under ~~tbe~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[Theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[Theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[Theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such Theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In The case of names, for example, a causal [[Theory]] of reference typically involves The following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon The name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of The name succeed in referring to The referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of The position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in The causal history of a speaker's use of The term, including when The term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to The speaker's words. Causal Theories of names became popular during The 1970s, under The influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal [[~~theory~~]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[~~theory~~]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[~~theory~~]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such ~~theories~~ have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In ~~the~~ case of names, for example, a causal [[~~theory~~]] of reference typically involves ~~the~~ following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon ~~the~~ name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of ~~the~~ name succeed in referring to ~~the~~ referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of ~~the~~ position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in ~~the~~ causal history of a speaker's use of ~~the~~ term, including when ~~the~~ term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to ~~the~~ speaker's words. Causal ~~theories~~ of names became popular during ~~the~~ 1970s, under ~~the~~ influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[tbeory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[tbeory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[tbeory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such tbeories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In tbe case of names, for example, a causal [[tbeory]] of reference typically involves tbe following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon tbe name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of tbe name succeed in referring to tbe referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of tbe position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in tbe causal history of a speaker's use of tbe term, including when tbe term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to tbe speaker's words. Causal tbeories of names became popular during tbe 1970s, under tbe influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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	A '''causal theory of reference''' or '''historical chain theory of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] theory of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal theory of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.		A '''causal [[theory]] of reference''' or '''historical chain [[theory]] of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] [[theory]] of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal [[theory]] of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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A '''causal theory of reference''' or '''historical chain theory of reference''' is a [[philisophical]] theory of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such theories have been used to describe many referring terms, particularly logical terms, proper names, and natural kind terms. In the case of names, for example, a causal theory of reference typically involves the following claims: • a name's referent is fixed by an original act of naming, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of that object. • later uses of the name succeed in referring to the referent by being linked to that original act via a causal chain. Weaker versions of the position, claim merely that, in many cases, events in the causal history of a speaker's use of the term, including when the term was first acquired, must be considered to correctly assign references to the speaker's words. Causal theories of names became popular during the 1970s, under the influence of work by Saul Kripke and Keith Donnellan.

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