Philosopher

Robert Brandom

Philosopher of language — University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh · United States · d. 13 March 1950

The founder of 'inferentialist semantics', which derives meaning from the commitments and entitlements speakers attribute to one another.

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Life: b. 13 March 1950 — living
Country: United States
Period: Contemporary
School: Pittsburgh School, Neo-pragmatism
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Areas: Philosophy of language, Philosophy of logic, German idealism
Major works: Making It Explicit (1994)
Articulating Reasons (2000)
Between Saying and Doing (2008)
A Spirit of Trust (2019)
Key concepts: Inferentialism, The game of giving and asking for reasons, Normative pragmatism

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