From Rules to Meanings
New Essays on Inferentialism
1st Edition
Published on 7. February 2018
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-1-138-10261-3 (ISBN)
Description
Inferentialism is a philosophical approach premised on the claim that an item of language (or thought) acquires meaning (or content) in virtue of being embedded in an intricate set of social practices normatively governed by inferential rules. Inferentialism found its paradigmatic formulation in Robert Brandom's landmark book Making it Explicit, and over the last two decades it has established itself as one of the leading research programs in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of logic. While Brandom's version of inferentialism has received wide attention in the philosophical literature, thinkers friendly to inferentialism have proposed and developed new lines of inquiry that merit wider recognition and critical appraisal.
From Rules to Meaning brings together new essays that systematically develop, compare, assess and critically react to some of the most pertinent recent trends in inferentialism. The book's four thematic sections seek to apply inferentialism to a number of core issues, including the nature of meaning and content, reconstructing semantics, rule-oriented models and explanations of social practices and inferentialism's historical influence and dialogue with other philosophical traditions. With contributions from a number of distinguished philosophers-including Robert Brandom and Jaroslav Peregrin-this volume is a major contribution to the philosophical literature on the foundations of logic and language.
From Rules to Meaning brings together new essays that systematically develop, compare, assess and critically react to some of the most pertinent recent trends in inferentialism. The book's four thematic sections seek to apply inferentialism to a number of core issues, including the nature of meaning and content, reconstructing semantics, rule-oriented models and explanations of social practices and inferentialism's historical influence and dialogue with other philosophical traditions. With contributions from a number of distinguished philosophers-including Robert Brandom and Jaroslav Peregrin-this volume is a major contribution to the philosophical literature on the foundations of logic and language.
Reviews / Votes
"This volume provides a timely update on [inferentialism] . . . There is clearly a research program here, one whose participants work closely with related areas in philosophical logic, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mind, the life sciences, the philosophy of perception, the philosophy of testimony, and the history of philosophy. It will be valuable for those who are either working in these areas, working at the boundaries of these and related areas, or are interested in a state-of-the-art overview of inferentialism as a strand of research that grows out of certain trends in 19th and 20th century European and North American philosophy." - Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Zeichnungen, 3 s/w Tabellen
3 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
683 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-10261-3 (9781138102613)
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Persons
Ondrej Beran is a researcher, currently based at the Centre for Ethics (University of Pardubice). His publications, ongoing work, and areas of research interest include the philosophy of language, ethics, the philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy. He has also translated some of Wittgenstein's works into Czech
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Vojtech Kolman is Associate Professor of Logic at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. His research focuses mainly on themes from the philosophy of mathematics, the history of logic, pragmatism, and the philosophy of the arts. He is author of the book Zahlen and numerous articles in international journals (Synthese, Erkenntnis, Hegel-Bulletin, Allgemeine Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie and others).
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Ladislav Koren is the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences at the University of Hradec Kralove and a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences. His areas of interest include epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of social sciences. His publications include research articles in international journals (Synthese, Journal of Social Ontology) and Volumes (Routledge).
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Vojtech Kolman is Associate Professor of Logic at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. His research focuses mainly on themes from the philosophy of mathematics, the history of logic, pragmatism, and the philosophy of the arts. He is author of the book Zahlen and numerous articles in international journals (Synthese, Erkenntnis, Hegel-Bulletin, Allgemeine Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie and others).
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Ladislav Koren is the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences at the University of Hradec Kralove and a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences. His areas of interest include epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of social sciences. His publications include research articles in international journals (Synthese, Journal of Social Ontology) and Volumes (Routledge).
Content
Introduction: Inferentialism's Years of Travel and Its Logico-Philosophical Calling Ladislav Koren and Vojtech Kolman
Part I: Language and Meaning
1. Grounding Assertion and Acceptance in Mental Imagery Christopher Gauker
2. Semantics: Why Rules Ought to Matter Hans-Johann Glock
3. Quine Peregrinating: Norms, Dispositions, and Analyticity Gary Kemp
4. Let's Admit Defeat: Assertion, Denial, and Retraction Bernhard Weiss
Part II: Logic and Semantics
5. Inferentialism, Structure, and Conservativeness Ole Hjortland and Shawn Standefer
6. From Logical Expressivism to Expressivist Logics: Sketch of a Program and Some Implementations Robert Brandom
7. Inferentialist-Expressivism for Explanatory Vocabulary Jared Millson, Kareem Khalifa, and Mark Risjord
8. Logical Expressivism and Logical Relations Lionel Shapiro
9. Propositional Contents and the Logical Space Ladislav Koren
10. Assertion, Inference, and the Conditional Peter Milne
Part III: Rules, Agency, and Explanation
11. Natural Cultural Inferentialism Joseph Rouse
12. Inferentialism: Where Do We Go from Here? Jaroslav Peregrin
13. The Nature and Diversity of Rules Vladimir Svoboda
14. Governed by Rules, or Subjects to Rules? Ondrej Beran
Part IV: History and Present
15. Inferentialism after Kant Danielle Macbeth
16. Inferentialism, Naturalism, and the Ought-To-Be's of Perceptual Cognition James O'Shea
17. Inferentialism and Its Mathematical Precursor Vojtech Kolman
18. Inferentialism and the Reception of Testimony Leila Haaparanta
Part I: Language and Meaning
1. Grounding Assertion and Acceptance in Mental Imagery Christopher Gauker
2. Semantics: Why Rules Ought to Matter Hans-Johann Glock
3. Quine Peregrinating: Norms, Dispositions, and Analyticity Gary Kemp
4. Let's Admit Defeat: Assertion, Denial, and Retraction Bernhard Weiss
Part II: Logic and Semantics
5. Inferentialism, Structure, and Conservativeness Ole Hjortland and Shawn Standefer
6. From Logical Expressivism to Expressivist Logics: Sketch of a Program and Some Implementations Robert Brandom
7. Inferentialist-Expressivism for Explanatory Vocabulary Jared Millson, Kareem Khalifa, and Mark Risjord
8. Logical Expressivism and Logical Relations Lionel Shapiro
9. Propositional Contents and the Logical Space Ladislav Koren
10. Assertion, Inference, and the Conditional Peter Milne
Part III: Rules, Agency, and Explanation
11. Natural Cultural Inferentialism Joseph Rouse
12. Inferentialism: Where Do We Go from Here? Jaroslav Peregrin
13. The Nature and Diversity of Rules Vladimir Svoboda
14. Governed by Rules, or Subjects to Rules? Ondrej Beran
Part IV: History and Present
15. Inferentialism after Kant Danielle Macbeth
16. Inferentialism, Naturalism, and the Ought-To-Be's of Perceptual Cognition James O'Shea
17. Inferentialism and Its Mathematical Precursor Vojtech Kolman
18. Inferentialism and the Reception of Testimony Leila Haaparanta