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externalism (Q2408329)

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a group of positions in the philosophy of mind which argues that the mind is not only the result of what is going on in the body, but also what occurs or exists outside the subject
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    externalism
    a group of positions in the philosophy of mind which argues that the mind is not only the result of what is going on in the body, but also what occurs or exists outside the subject

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      History of empiricism / Contemporary philosophy / Later developments [...] In contrast, adherents of a contemporary school of epistemology known as “externalism” have argued that sensations (and other mental states) can play a role in justifying what humans think they know, even though the vast majority of humans are unaware of what that role is. (English)

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