Full Idea
The content of the thought that the sky is blue is simply the meaning of the sentence "The sky is blue".
Gist of Idea
The content of a thought is just the meaning of a sentence
Source
Mark Rowlands (Externalism [2003], Ch.5)
Book Reference
Rowlands,Mark: 'Externalism' [Acumen 2003], p.94
A Reaction
This seems to imply that it is logically impossible for a non-language-speaker, such as a chimpanzee, to think that the sky is the same colour as the water. If we allow propositions, we might be able to keep meanings without the sentences.
Related Idea
Idea 3492 Content is much more than just sentence meaning [Searle]