Definition of "internalism" [internalism]

• The doctrine that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis (noun)

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• "The first of these, often referred to as internalism, holds that reasons for action must be grounded in an agent's prior motivations"
• "The classic case for this kind of internalism in the contemporary literature is made by Bernard Williams in his 1980 paper “Internal and External Reasons”."
• "The Long Shot uses short, sharp, direct sentences that hit you like a flurry of unending jabs that effectively strikes a perfect balance between external action and internalism."