activity alone. Externalism is a belief that the mind is not just the brain or functions of the brain. There are different versions of externalism based on different...
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Although he did not use the term "externalism" at the time, Putnam is thought to have pioneered semantic externalism in his 1975 paper "The Meaning of...
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internalism). Externalism about reasons (or reasons externalism) is the denial of reasons internalism. It is the view that there are external reasons for...
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In economics, an externality or external cost is an indirect cost or benefit to an uninvolved third party that arises as an effect of another party's...
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Look up external in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. External may refer to: Externality, in economics, the cost or benefit that affects a party who did...
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The external capsule is a series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain. These fibers run between the most lateral (toward the side of the head) segment...
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External risks are generally something that is uncontrollable by the first party. In contract law, are risks that are produced by a non-human source and...
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External sorting is a class of sorting algorithms that can handle massive amounts of data. External sorting is required when the data being sorted do...
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An external auditor performs an audit, in accordance with specific laws or rules, of the financial statements of a company, government entity, other legal...
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A pecuniary externality occurs when the actions of an economic agent cause an increase or decrease in market prices. For example, an influx of city-dwellers...
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A country's gross external debt (or foreign debt) is the liabilities that are owed to nonresidents by residents.: 5 The debtors can be governments, corporations...
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In computing, external storage refers to non-volatile (secondary) data storage outside a computer's own internal hardware, and thus can be readily disconnected...
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An external degree is a degree offered by a university to students who have not been required to be physically present within the geographic territory...
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In the theory of capital structure, external financing is the phrase used to describe funds that firms obtain from outside of the firm. It is contrasted...
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In medicine, an external cause is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process that...
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Twin Earth thought experiment (category Internalism and externalism)
class of Twin-Earth-style arguments for externalism in the form of an argument that aims to show that externalism is incompatible with privileged self-knowledge...
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External counterpulsation therapy (ECP) is a procedure that may be performed on individuals with angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy. The FDA approved...
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The external sector is the portion of a country's economy that interacts with the economies of other countries. In the goods market, the external sector...
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External validity is the validity of applying the conclusions of a scientific study outside the context of that study. In other words, it is the extent...
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Brain in a vat (section Argument from externalism)
into the brain. This is often referred to as the account from externalism or ultra-externalism. In the BIV, the brain receives stimuli from a machine. In...
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External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to...
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The external intercostal muscles or external intercostals (intercostales externi) are eleven in number on both sides. The muscles extend from the tubercles...
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External inhibition is the observed decrease of the response of a conditioned reaction when an external (distracting) stimulus that was not part of the...
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An external combustion engine (EC engine) is a reciprocating heat engine where a working fluid, contained internally, is heated by combustion in an external...
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The external iliac arteries are two major arteries which bifurcate off the common iliac arteries anterior to the sacroiliac joint of the pelvis. The external...
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Epistemology (section Internalism and externalism)
through introspection and reflection. Externalism rejects this view, saying that at least some relevant factors are external to the individual. This means that...
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The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction...
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Essentialism - Ethics - Eternalism - Eudaimonism - Existentialism - Externalism Fallibilism - Fascism - Fatalism - Feminist philosophy - Filial piety...
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In cardiac surgery and vascular surgery, external support (or external stent) is a type of scaffold made of metal or plastic material that is inserted...
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Near the middle of the squamous part of occipital bone is the external occipital protuberance, the highest point of which is referred to as the inion....
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