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14717 | Internalist meaning is about understanding; externalist meaning is about embedding in a situation [Schroeter] |
Full Idea: Internalists take the notion of meaning to capture an aspect of an individual's current state of understanding, while externalists take the notion of meaning to reflect how an individual is embedded within her social and physical environment. | |
From: Laura Schroeter (Two-Dimensional Semantics [2010], 2.4.3) | |
A reaction: This idea also occurs in discussions of concepts (filed here under 'Thought'). |