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Externalism, philosophy: the thesis that the meanings of the words partially depend on our environment; a) by the influence of the language community (use theory), b) the possibility or impossibility to ever come into contact with objects to refer to them (reference, acquaintance). See also twin earth, anti-individualism, circumstances._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Burge, Tyler | Externalism | Burge, Tyler | |
Danto, Arthur C. | Externalism | Danto, Arthur C. | |
Davidson, Donald | Externalism | Davidson, Donald | |
Evans, Gareth | Externalism | Evans, Gareth | |
Frank, Manfred | Externalism | Frank, Manfred | |
Nietzsche, Friedrich | Externalism | Nietzsche, Friedrich | |
Political Philosophy | Externalism | Political Philosophy | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-09-08 |