Qualia Empiricism
Anti-Externalism November 13, 2008 DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199534999.003.0010 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that qualia empiricism can reply to a characteristic form of private language argument and is distinct from proposals by Chalmers and Yablo. |
Abstract
AbstractThis chapter gathers together the various elements of the correct internalist theory, which is called qualia empiricism. It shows how such a theory can reply to one characteristic form of private language argument. And it contrasts this proposal with relatively close competitor proposals by Chalmers and Yablo. It propounds a kind of semantic two-dimensionalism, and is less centered on epistemological concerns than traditional forms of empiricism.