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What is externalism?
Editors
Title / Series / Name
Philosophical Studies
Publication Volume
112
Publication Issue
3
Pages
Authors
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Keywords
Internalism
A priori knowledge
Self knowledge
Privileged access
Molecules
Identity theory
Dualism
Meningitis
Mental content
A priori knowledge
Self knowledge
Privileged access
Molecules
Identity theory
Dualism
Meningitis
Mental content
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/10376
Abstract
The content of the externalist thesis about the mind depends crucially on how we define the distinction between the "internal" and the "external". According to the usual understanding, the boundary between the internal and the external is the skull or the skin of the subject. In this paper I argue that the usual understanding is inadequate, and that only the new understanding of the external/internal distinction I suggest helps us to understand the issue of the compatibility of externalism and privileged access.
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Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2003