Ideas from 'The Causal Theory of Names' by Gareth Evans [1973], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Collected Papers' by Evans,Gareth [OUP 1985,0-19-823627-1]].

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

9038	We must distinguish what the speaker denotes by a name, from what the name denotes

5824	How can an expression be a name, if names can change their denotation?

9042	A private intention won't give a name a denotation; the practice needs it to be made public

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential

9041	The Causal Theory of Names is wrong, since the name 'Madagascar' actually changed denotation

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

5825	Speakers intend to refer to items that are the source of their information

5823	The intended referent of a name needs to be the cause of the speaker's information about it

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

9039	If descriptions are sufficient for reference, then I must accept a false reference if the descriptions fit

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature

9043	We use expressions 'deferentially', to conform to the use of other people

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

9040	Charity should minimize inexplicable error, rather than maximising true beliefs