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Quote: Madagascar originally referred to the mainland until Marco Polo accidentally used it for an island; the casual chain is not sufficient
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causal theory of names
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There are numerous counterexamples [to the causal theory of names] in the literature, … [The causal theory of names, 1973, evanG_73]. "Madagascar" was originally the name of a part of Africa. … same reference as "the man from whom he … now what we mean by "Madagascar". So, the … but that is not sufficient to enable it … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: causal theory of names (21 items)