Internalism and externalism/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Internalism and externalism.

Names of two contrasting theories in several areas of philosophy, Internalism has a variety of different meanings within philosophy, and for each of these meanings there is a corresponding externalist position which is just the denial of the internalist one.