Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary, Synonyms, and Spanish to English Translator

Meaning of externalist in English:

‘Still, the externalist conception of justified belief does seem descriptive, whereas the internalist conception is explicitly regulative.’

‘Moreover, there are general reasons for thinking that phenomenal sameness is not always sufficient for sameness of thought - this is a principle which externalists defend.’
‘Other philosophers have argued for an externalist conception of mental content, according to which meaning is fixed by the social context, more particularly the language community.’
‘Against Searle's account l have defended an externalist conception of collective intentionality that incorporates social relations.’
‘All these examples are known as externalist theories, where mythographers explain myths as a reaction to the physical environment.’