#Externalism

Externalism is a scholarly excuse insisting the contents of the mind reside not within one’s head but somewhere in the external world like hidden treasure. It behaves as if knowledge and meaning are picked up from contextual breadcrumbs, cleverly concealing that the thinker’s mind is a barren wasteland. By relying on stray sticky notes or the scent of a breeze, it stages thought as a play with the brain conspicuously offstage. Critics deride this overdependence as a DIY guide to self-abandonment. Ultimately, it remains a philosophical stroller, dutifully promenading the motto that meaning is a matter of location.