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    Thus the representational content of ideas outruns what any finite mental modification could intrinsically possess, necessitating an extra-mental or supra-mental ground for ideational content.

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    Key Terms

    Representational content(as what explains how our beliefs can mean something)
    The ability of thoughts, mental images, or beliefs to be 'about' something in the real world—like how the thought 'it's raining' represents an actual weather condition.
    extra-mental(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of mind)
    Something that exists outside of or independent from the human mind.
    finite mental modification(contrasting with what exists outside the mind)
    A thought or mental state in a limited, individual mind—something that happens inside a single person's brain.
    ground(Contrasted with mere necessary conditions for rightness)
    That which makes an act right; the basis of rightness or obligation
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    (referring to the essence of what thoughts are made of)
    The substance, meaning, or information that ideas contain; what makes an idea what it is.
    intrinsically possess(referring to what a thought contains by itself)
    To have something as a natural, built-in part of itself, just from its own nature alone.
    outruns(suggesting ideas contain more than they should be able to)
    Goes beyond or exceeds; means something is greater than or more extensive than something else.
    supra-mental(similar to extra-mental but with emphasis on being above rather than just outside minds)
    Existing above, beyond, or outside the realm of individual minds; a higher or transcendent source.

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