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Causal Theory Of Reference

The Causal Theory of Reference is a semantic theory within the philosophy of language that specifies reference as determined not by descriptive content but by a causal-historical chain linking the use of a term to its original baptism or dubbing event in the external world.

39

Publications

2.1K

Citations

41

Authors

21

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

Variants

Causal Theory Of Names

Parents

Publications

39

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Authors

41

  1. MD
    Michael Devitt

    City University of New York, United States

    3 publications · 107 citations

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  2. BP
    Brian Porter

    Strong Memorial Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  3. DJ
    Dunja Jutronić

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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  4. JP
    J. P. Smit

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. KL
    Kirk Ludwig

    Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    124 citations

  2. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    137 citations

  3. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    124 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

  7. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Philosophy of Science

    5 publications · 184 citations

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  2. Croatian Journal of Philosophy

    3 publications · 67 citations

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  3. Philosophical Studies

    2 publications · 110 citations

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  4. Cognitive Science

    1 publications · 51 citations

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  5. New Ideas in Psychology

    1 publications · 40 citations

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