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externalistic

externalistic adjective: of or pertaining to externalism.

Adjective

externalistic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to externalism.
    • Those who are more attracted by internalistic arguments are no doubt more attracted by the eliminativistic argumentation here than those attracted by externalistic arguments.2008 March 14, Tuomas K. Pernu, “Is knowledge a natural kind?”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 3, →DOI

Origin of externalistic

From external + -istic.

Words formed from externalistic

Questions about externalistic

What does externalistic mean?
Externalistic means of or pertaining to externalism.
What part of speech is externalistic?
Externalistic is an adjective.

Words near externalistic in the dictionary

  1. externalises
  2. externalising
  3. externalism
  4. externalisms
  5. externalist
  6. externalistic
  7. externalistically
  8. externalists
  9. externalities
  10. externality
  11. externalizable

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