Anti-individualism

Not to be confused with the view that is opposed to individualism, often referred to as collectivism.

Anti-individualism (also known as content externalism) is an approach to linguistic meaning in philosophy,[1] the philosophy of psychology,[2] and linguistics.

The proponents arguing for anti-individualism in these areas have in common the view that what seems to be internal to the individual is to some degree dependent on the social environment, thus self-knowledge, intentions, reasoning and moral value may variously be seen as being determined by factors outside the person.[3] The position has been supported by Sanford Goldberg[4] and by other thinkers such as Hilary Putnam and Tyler Burge.[5]

  1. ^ Mckinsey, Michael (January 1991). "Anti-Individualism and Privileged Access" (PDF). Analysis. 51 (1): 9–16. doi:10.1093/analys/51.1.9. JSTOR 3328625.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Cynthia; Macdonald, Graham (February 1995). Philosophy of Psychology: Debates on Psychological Explanation (1st ed.). Blackwell. ISBN 978-0631185413. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ Brown, Jessica: 2004, Anti-Individualism and Knowledge. MIT Press.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Sanford (2007). Anti-individualism: mind and language, knowledge and justification. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Burge, Tyler (November 2003). "Social Anti-Individualism, Objective Reference". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 67 (3): 682–690. doi:10.1111/j.1933-1592.2003.tb00316.x.