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Full Idea
It has been argued (e.g. by Tyler Burge) that certain relations to other language users are determinants of content.
Gist of Idea
Maybe content involves relations to a language community
Source
Gabriel M.A. Segal (A Slim Book about Narrow Content [2000], 1.4)
Book Ref
Segal,Gabriel M.A.: 'A Slim Book about Narrow Content' [MIT 2000], p.10
A Reaction
Burge's idea (with Wittgenstein behind him) strikes me as plausible (more plausible than water and elms determining the content). Our concepts actually shift during conversations.