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Philosophy of mind

the theory that a symbol means X when its non-X causes depend on its X causes, but not the reverse, offered as a naturalistic account of content.

In philosophy of mind, asymmetric dependence theory refers to the theory that a symbol means X when its non-X causes depend on its X causes, but not the reverse, offered as a naturalistic account of content. This meaning comes from Fodor (1992) in A Theory of Content and Other Essays.[1]

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Fodor, J. A. (1992). A Theory of Content and Other Essays. The MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/6765.001.0001

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