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The Components of Content

Disciplines:
philosophy of mind
philosophy/philosophy of language

Summary

Essay by David Chalmers distinguishing epistemic and subjective components of mental content using two-dimensional framework.

Core Contribution

Argues that mental content has two components — a primary epistemic intension and a secondary metaphysical intension — resolving puzzles about narrow and wide content.

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David Chalmers

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Allied Works

The Nature of Narrow Content Constructing the World

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