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'The Elm and the Expert', 'The Meaning of 'Meaning'' and 'Posthumous notes'
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18. Thought / C. Content / 5. Twin Earth
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XYZ (Twin Earth 'water') is an impossibility [Fodor]
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If Twins talking about 'water' and 'XYZ' have different thoughts but identical heads, then thoughts aren't in the head [Putnam, by Crane]
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We say ice and steam are different forms of water, but not that they are different forms of H2O [Forbes,G on Putnam]
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Does 'water' mean a particular substance that was 'dubbed'? [Putnam, by Rey]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content
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Truth conditions require a broad concept of content [Fodor]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 7. Narrow Content
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Concepts aren't linked to stuff; they are what is caused by stuff [Fodor]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 10. Causal Semantics
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Knowing the cause of a thought is almost knowing its content [Fodor]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 12. Informational Semantics
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Is content basically information, fixed externally? [Fodor]
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