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Quote: the causal theory of names states that a name denotes an item if there is a causal chain of reference-preserving links; e.g., dubbing
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The causal theory as stated by Kripke goes … item x if there is a causal chain … itself being involved in a name-acquiring transaction such … Google-1 Google-2
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