Reading Brandom (Paperback)

Bernhard Weiss

ISBN 10: 0415380375 / ISBN 13: 9780415380379

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2010

Paperback. Robert Brandom's Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing and Discursive Commitment is one of the most significant, talked about and daunting books published in philosophy in recent years. Featuring specially-commissioned chapters by leading international philosophers with replies by Brandom himself, Reading Brandom clarifies, critically appraises and furthers understanding of Brandom's important book. Divided into four parts - 'Normative Pragmatics'; 'The Challenge of Inferentialism'; 'Inferentialist Semantics'; and 'Brandom's Replies', Reading Brandom covers the following key aspects of Brandom's work: inferentialism vs. representationalism normativity in philosophy of language and mind pragmatics and the centrality of asserting language entries and exits meaning and truth semantic deflationism and logical locutions. Essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy of language and mind, Reading Brandom is also an excellent companion volume to Reading McDowell: On Mind and World, also published by Routledge. Divided into four parts - 'Normative Pragmatics', 'The Challenge of Inferentialism', 'Inferentialist Semantics', and 'Brandom's Replies', this title covers the aspects such as inferentialism versus representationalism, normativity in philosophy of language and mind, and pragmatics and the centrality of asserting language entries and exits. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780415380379

Synopsis:

Robert Brandom’s Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing and Discursive Commitment is one of the most significant, talked about and daunting books published in philosophy in recent years. Featuring specially-commissioned chapters by leading international philosophers with replies by Brandom himself, Reading Brandom clarifies, critically appraises and furthers understanding of Brandom’s important book.

Divided into four parts - ‘Normative Pragmatics’; ‘The Challenge of Inferentialism’; ‘Inferentialist Semantics’; and ‘Brandom’s Replies’, Reading Brandom covers the following key aspects of Brandom’s work:

• inferentialism vs. representationalism
• normativity in philosophy of language and mind
• pragmatics and the centrality of asserting
• language entries and exits
• meaning and truth
• semantic deflationism and logical locutions.

Essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy of language and mind, Reading Brandom is also an excellent companion volume to Reading McDowell: On Mind and World, also published by Routledge.

About the Author:

Bernhard Weiss is Senior Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.  He is the author of Michael Dummett (2002) and co-editor of Wittgenstein's Lasting Significance (Routledge 2004).  

Jeremy Wanderer is Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Cape Town.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reading Brandom (Paperback)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition