Inferential content: In an inferentialist philosophy of language, the inferential content of an expression is the set of inferences that are licensed by the expression. Robert Brandom argues that the inferential content of an expression is its meaning. See also Inference, Inferential role, Inferentialism, R. Brandom, Scorekeeping, Rationalism._____________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. |