Dretske's information-theoretic semantics requires that content-conferring causal connections be nomically reliable during a critical learning period, not throughout the state's causal career.

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Causal career(as the longer-term trajectory being contrasted with the learning period): The entire history of how a thought or belief has been caused and used throughout someone's life after they first learned it.
Content-conferring causal connections(as the mechanism that creates meaning): The real-world relationships between a thought and what it's about that give that thought its specific meaning—like how your thought about 'cats' is connected to actual cats in the world.
Critical learning period(as the time frame when reliable connections matter): The specific time window when someone first learns or acquires a concept, belief, or meaning—like when a child first learns what 'dog' means.
Dretske: Fred Dretske is an American philosopher known for his work on knowledge, perception, and information theory. He developed influential ideas about how we gain knowledge through our senses and what it means to truly "know" something, arguing that knowledge requires being appropriately connected to the facts in the world. His work has significantly shaped modern debates about consciousness, mental content, and how our minds represent reality.

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