Robert Brandom b. 1950
Robert Brandom (born 1950) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism.
Robert Brandom is an American analytic philosopher, distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and one of the most influential contemporary defenders of inferentialist semantics and pragmatist analytic philosophy. Making It Explicit, his nearly thousand-page magnum opus, set out a comprehensive account of meaning, mind, and rationality grounded in the social practice of giving and asking for reasons, while Articulating Reasons offered a more accessible introduction to the same program. A Spirit of Trust, his Hegelian commentary on the Phenomenology of Spirit, has redrawn contemporary lines of communication between analytic and continental philosophy.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy, Pragmatism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Robert Brandom:
“To say is to commit oneself to defend; to assert is to enter the game of giving and asking for reasons.”
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Attributed to Robert Brandom:
“Meaning is conferred by inferential role; what something means is what follows from it and what follows to it.”
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Attributed to Robert Brandom:
“Rationality is a social practice before it is an individual capacity.”
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Attributed to Robert Brandom:
“Hegel can be read as the great philosopher of the social practice of mutual recognition.”
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Attributed to Robert Brandom:
“Norms of language are not stamped on us from outside; we institute them in our concrete commerce with one another.”
Frequently asked about Robert Brandom
- When was Robert Brandom born?
- Robert Brandom was born in 1950.
- Where was Robert Brandom from?
- Robert Brandom is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Robert Brandom associated with?
- Robert Brandom is associated with Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism.
- What is Robert Brandom known for?
- Robert Brandom is an American analytic philosopher, distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and one of the most influential contemporary defenders of inferentialist semantics and pragmatist analytic philosophy.
- How many quotes are attributed to Robert Brandom?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Robert Brandom in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.