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    Supports→The relation between objects in space and experiences whose temporal order we correctly determine need not be causal; objects in space need only provide a frame of reference.

    Evans and Campbell's work on demonstrative thought shows that objects anchor egocentric spatial frameworks through their role as reference points, a purely relational function that carries no commitment to causal production of experience.

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    Commitment to causal production(as what this theory explicitly rejects)
    A claim or assumption that something directly causes or creates something else—here, it means the theory does NOT claim that objects actually cause our experiences to happen.
    Demonstrative thought(as the main philosophical concept being described)
    Thinking about something by pointing to it or identifying it as 'this' or 'that'—the kind of direct mental reference you make when you think about a specific object right in front of you.
    Egocentric spatial frameworks(as used in philosophy of perception)
    A way of describing locations and directions based on where you are standing—like saying something is 'to my left' or 'in front of me' rather than using fixed compass directions.
    Evans and Campbell(as authors whose work is being discussed)
    Gareth Evans and John Campbell are philosophers who studied how we think about and refer to objects in the world around us, particularly focusing on how our mind connects to specific things we perceive.

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    Reference points(as the role objects play in spatial frameworks)
    Objects or positions that you use as markers to help you understand where other things are located or to organize your thinking.
    Relational function(as what objects do in demonstrative thought)
    A job or purpose that something serves only in relation to other things—in this case, objects matter mainly because of how they connect to or position other things, not because of anything internal to them.

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