Semantic Externalism

Including chapter summaries, a glossary of terms, and an annotated guide to further reading, Semantic Externalism an ideal guide for students studying philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.

Jesper Kallestrup is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the editor (with Jakob Hohwy) of Being Reduced: New Essays on Explanation and Causation in the Special Sciences (2008), and he has published articles in, among others, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Analysis, Philosophical Studies, Synthese, American Philosophical Quarterly and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Introduction 1. Descriptivism 2. Referentialism 3. From Language to Thought 4. Narrow or Wide Content 5. Self-Knowledge 6. Scepticism 7. Mental Causation. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index