Twin Earth is a thought experiment proposed by philosopher Hilary Putnam in his papers "Meaning and Reference" and "The Meaning of 'Meaning'". It is meant to serve as an illustration of his argument f
The Twin Earth thought experiment posits a second Earth which is identical in all ways except one.
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Hilary Whitehall Putnam was an American philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist, and figure in analytic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. He contributed to the studies of philo
Twin Earth thought experiment
…Twin Earth is a thought experiment proposed by philosopher Hilary Putnam in his papers "Meaning and Reference" (1973) and "The Meaning of 'Meaning'" (1975). It is meant to serve as an illustration of his argument for semantic…
Putnam in 2006