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 Twin Earth - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Twin earth: is an expression from a thought experiment by H. Putnam (H. Putnam, The meaning of ‘meaning’, In Philosophical Papers, Vol. 2 Mind, Language and Reality, Cambridge, 1985). It is assumed that there is a second earth, which resembles our own in every detail, except for the composition of the substance water. However, the twin earth-water has phenomenologically the same properties as our water and is also called water there. The example should show that we cannot determine the reference of expressions independently of the environment. See also reference, externalism, internalism, anti-individualism.
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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
Block, Ned Twin Earth   Block, Ned
Brandom, Robert Twin Earth   Brandom, Robert
Burge, Tyler Twin Earth   Burge, Tyler
Chalmers, David Twin Earth   Chalmers, David
Davidson, Donald Twin Earth   Davidson, Donald
Dennett, Daniel Twin Earth   Dennett, Daniel
Esfeld, Michael Twin Earth   Esfeld, Michael
Evans, Gareth Twin Earth   Evans, Gareth
Kaplan, David B. Twin Earth   Kaplan, David B.
Monod, Jacques Twin Earth   Monod, Jacques
Poundstone, W. Twin Earth   Poundstone, W.
Putnam, Hilary Twin Earth   Putnam, Hilary
Schiffer, Stephen Twin Earth   Schiffer, Stephen
Searle, John R. Twin Earth   Searle, John R.

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