The Southern Journal of Philosophy

Volume 45, Issue Supplement, 2007

Spindel Conference September 28–30, 2006

Brie Gertler
Pages 60-65

Tienson’s Challenge to Content Externalism

In this commentary, I examine John Tienson’s argument that reflection on the epistemic situation of the Cartesian meditator suggests that intentional content is narrow. My aim is to show how his argument is closely connected to another prominent objection to externalism—the McKinsey argument.