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    It is not the case that The content of thought is not determined individualistically, but is externally determined by causal relations to natural substances and membership in a linguistic community.

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    • 1.The content of a thought determines the reference and truth conditions of expressions used to report or express that thought.
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    • 2.The reference and truth conditions of expressions like proper names and natural kind terms are determined by natural causal relations to the world, not by what is in one's head.
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    • 3.A speaker who remains qualitatively the same individually may assert something different due to variation in the linguistic community to which she belongs.
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