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What theory of language did Hilary Putnam contribute to along with Kripke and others?

  • Causal Theory of Reference

  • Operational Theory of Reference

  • Structural Theory of Reference

  • Functional Theory of Reference

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The Causal Theory of Reference states that the reference of a name is determined by its causal history. Hilary Putnam was a major proponent of this theory, along with Saul Kripke and others. Putnam argued that the reference of a name is not determined by its meaning, but rather by the causal chain that links the name to the object it refers to.
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