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[from 'The Elm and the Expert' by Jerry A. Fodor, in 18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content ]

Full Idea

We need the idea of broad content to make sense of the fact that thoughts have the truth-conditions that they do.

Gist of Idea

Truth conditions require a broad concept of content

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (The Elm and the Expert [1993], §2.II)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'The Elm and the Expert' [MIT 1995], p.50


A Reaction

There seems to be (as Dummett points out) a potential circularity here, as you can hardly know the truth-conditions of something if you don't already know its content.