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Internalist is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Internalist meaning

Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis

Using Internalist

  • The main meaning on this page is: Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
  • In the example corpus, internalist often appears in combinations such as: the internalist.

Context around Internalist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

take 1× motivational 1×

Often after:

externalist 1× path 1×

Sentence patterns with Internalist

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

can take internalist and externalist 1× of the internalist path to 1× the motivational internalist because moral 1× with the internalist externalist debate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

o brien 2006 1× such an agent 1× though unfamiliar with 1×

Common sentence endings:

and externalist forms 1× path to justification 1× things to do 1×

Words around Internalist

Just before it in the word index:

internalism 12 internalising 4 internalises 2 internalised 21 internalise 12 internalisation 3

Just after it in the word index:

internalists 5 internalization 16 internalize 47 internalized 55 internalizes 2 internalizing 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Internalist

  • In this selection, "internalist" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, take, motivational, externalist and path stand out and add context to how "internalist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can take internalist and externalist and of the internalist path to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "internalist" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with internalist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

O'Brien 2006, p. 184 Internalism and externalism Foundationalism can take internalist and externalist forms. (15 words)

Though unfamiliar with the internalist/externalist debate himself, many point to René Descartes as an early example of the internalist path to justification. (23 words)

Such an agent is unintelligible to the motivational internalist, because moral judgments about the right thing to do have built into them corresponding motivations to do those things that are judged by the agent to be the moral things to do. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

Such an agent is unintelligible to the motivational internalist, because moral judgments about the right thing to do have built into them corresponding motivations to do those things that are judged by the agent to be the moral things to do. (41 words)

Though unfamiliar with the internalist/externalist debate himself, many point to René Descartes as an early example of the internalist path to justification. (23 words)

O'Brien 2006, p. 184 Internalism and externalism Foundationalism can take internalist and externalist forms. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Though unfamiliar with the internalist/externalist debate himself, many point to René Descartes as an early example of the internalist path to justification.

O'Brien 2006, p. 184 Internalism and externalism Foundationalism can take internalist and externalist forms.

Such an agent is unintelligible to the motivational internalist, because moral judgments about the right thing to do have built into them corresponding motivations to do those things that are judged by the agent to be the moral things to do.

Common combinations with internalist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "internalist" in a sentence?
An example: "Though unfamiliar with the internalist/externalist debate himself, many point to René Descartes as an early example of the internalist path to justification." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "internalist" from authentic English texts.
What does "internalist" mean?
Internalist means: Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
How many example sentences with "internalist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "internalist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.