11. Externalism about the mind and mental content is a pervasive theme in his work.12. Externalism stresses factors external to the nervous system.13. We all know that reliabilism is under externalism . 14. Phenomenal externalism suggests that the phenomenal aspects of the mind are external to the body. 15. Thus Wilson thinks that this global externalism goes both too far and not far enough. 16. Semantic externalism comes in two varieties, depending on whether meaning is construed cognitively or linguistically. 17. Whitehead's process ontology is a form of externalism since it endorses a neutral ontology. 18. Semantic externalism suggests that the mental content does not supervene on what is in the head. 19. Externalism is now a broad collection of philosophical views considering all aspects of mental content and activity.20. Furthermore, externalism could be limited to cognition, or it could address broader issues of consciousness.
