Internalist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A supporter of internalism
"Perhaps I will appear presumptuous and misguided in claiming to explain the debate between internalists and externalists, for some would insist that there are a variety of related debates that get discussed under the heading of internalism and externalism."
- 1 Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
"For one thing, many people regard rationality as an epistemically internalist notion, whereas reliability is a paradigmatic example of an epistemically externalist notion."
Synonyms
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More examples"For one thing, many people regard rationality as an epistemically internalist notion, whereas reliability is a paradigmatic example of an epistemically externalist notion."
Etymology
From internal + -ist.
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