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| Title in English | Counterexamples against Causal Theory of Proper Names |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Filosofický časopis |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | proper names; causal theory of proper names; counterexamples |
| Description | In the present study I have developed a set of counterexamples against causal theory of proper names. All of them show unreliability of causal chains which thus do not serve as guarantees of reference (neither referential, nor attributive). I discuss some possible remedies which may be required by causal theory. However none seems to be sufficient because the speaker transferring a name may swindle, s/he may be confused, the whole our community may be mistaken (so it is easy to generate infinite number of counterexamples based on the examples I have given). |