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    It is not the case that Spatio-temporal relations are the privileged means by which objects not directly perceived are related to demonstratively identified objects.

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    • 1.Causal relations, not spatio-temporal ones, are the fundamental basis by which we identify and refer to unperceived objects.
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    • 2.Kripke and Devitt demonstrate that reference chains are sustained by causal-historical links independent of any spatio-temporal mapping.
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    • 3.A causal theory of reference can account for identification of abstract-like entities and theoretical posits where spatio-temporal location is indeterminate or undefined.
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    • 1.Functional and inferential roles within a conceptual scheme can uniquely identify objects without privileging spatio-temporal relations.
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    • 2.Quine's ontological relativity shows that object identification is relative to a background theory, not anchored to a privileged spatio-temporal framework.
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    • 1.Sally can identify objects she has not perceived by relating them to demonstratively identified objects via unique relations those objects bear to the identified stock.
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    • 2.Strawson argues, following Kant, that spatio-temporal relations are the privileged set of relations enabling identification of particulars.
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