Externalism's Challenge to Internalism
- Semantic externalism undermines certain forms of internalism by questioning the idea of special access to one's thought content
- Externalism suggests that factors outside of one's mental states can determine the content of thought and justification
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Sanford C. Goldberg’s Internalism and Externalism in Semantics and Epistemology explores the debate between internalism, which argues that justification depends on internal mental states, and externalism, which emphasizes external factors like truth and causality. The book is important for addressing how these theories impact knowledge, skepticism, and our understanding of justification.
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