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Single Idea 2999

[from 'Psychosemantics' by Jerry A. Fodor, in 18. Thought / C. Content / 7. Narrow Content ]

Full Idea

People who ask what the narrow content of the thought that water is wet is (for example) get what they deserve: phenomenalism, verificationism, 'procedural' semantics, or scepticism, according to temperament.

Gist of Idea

Obsession with narrow content leads to various sorts of hopeless anti-realism

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (Psychosemantics [1987], p. 51)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'Psychosemantics' [MIT 1993], p.51


A Reaction

The question is whether content IS narrow. We could opt for broad content because then we wouldn't have to worry about scepticism, but I doubt whether we would then sleep well at night.