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| Inferential role: the inferential role is the variation potential that linguistic expressions have within conclusions. The reference to truth thus emerges only indirectly in the evaluation of the overall argumentation and not every speaker is aware of this. See also Inferential content, Inferences, Inferentialism, R. Brandom, cf. Conceptual role, Roles._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Robert Brandom on Inferential Role - Dictionary of Arguments
I 153 Inferential roles/Brandom: Without them it is not clear why what is represented by an atomic sentence or a simple predicate should be important for what is represented by another one. >Predicates, >Atomic sentences, >Representation. e.g. non-inferential: Indicating: cannot form an independent field of language. I 187f Content/Dummett/Brandom: conceptual content as inferential role: 1) circumstances: (sets of premises) - 2) consequences: (narrowing of consequences). >Content, >Conceptual content. I 190 Empirical concepts: rather non-inferential - circumstances: also beliefs, actions, perceptions. >Perception, >Actions, >Beliefs._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Bra I R. Brandom Making it exlicit. Reasoning, Representing, and Discursive Commitment, Cambridge/MA 1994 German Edition: Expressive Vernunft Frankfurt 2000 Bra II R. Brandom Articulating reasons. An Introduction to Inferentialism, Cambridge/MA 2001 German Edition: Begründen und Begreifen Frankfurt 2001 |
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