Lexicon of Arguments

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I 136 ~
Individuation/Esfeld: individuation of belief states: individuation of belief states is done by content.
>Content.
Meaning: meaning is given by the individuation of beliefs by conceptual content and common standards (external) and a role in the belief system.
>Conceptual content.
Individuation of content: individuation of content is done by the inferential role.
>Inferential role.
Individuation of behavior: individuation of behavior is naturalistic by disposition 2. order (coordination).
>Behavior.
Individuation of representations: individuation of representations is external by causal causation through things.
>Representation.
It is wrong to say that components of mixed inner states are individuated by components of the world "correlation".
Howard: separability is crucial for the individuation of physical systems. So in superposition there is only one system. EsfeldVs: It is empty holism to easily speak of a system. There must be an internal structure - we may very well refer to the parts.
>Holism, >Systems, >Structures.

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