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    It is not the case that Individuals one cannot perceive must be identified descriptively rather than demonstratively

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    • 1.Mental files and memory traces preserve de re singular reference to individuals after perceptual contact has ceased.
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    • 2.Reidentification of a previously perceived individual across time relies on causal-historical chains, not descriptive content.
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    • 3.Therefore, descriptive identification is neither necessary nor sufficient to account for all reference beyond current perception.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Kripke's causal-historical theory holds that names refer via chains of use back to an initial baptism, bypassing descriptive mediation entirely.
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    • 2.A speaker can successfully refer to Napoleon using the name 'Napoleon' without possessing any uniquely identifying description of him.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.One can demonstratively identify only individuals that one has perceived
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    • 2.One can think about individuals beyond those one has perceived
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