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Inferentialism

Why Rules Matter

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Authors:
  1. Jaroslav Peregrin

    1. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Inferentialism: State of Play

    1. Inferentialism: State of Play

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 1-17

  3. Language, Meaning, and Norms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Words as Governed by Rules

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 21-42

    3. Meanings as Inferential Roles

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 43-67

    4. The Rules of Language

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 68-91

    5. Our Language Games

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 92-117

    6. Rules and Evolution

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 118-136

  4. Logic, Inference, and Reasoning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Inference in logic

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 139-162

    3. Logical Constants

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 163-185

    4. Logic as Making Inference Explicit

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 186-203

    5. Rules of Logic

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 204-221

    6. Logic and Reasoning

      • Jaroslav Peregrin
      Pages 222-237

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 238-278
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In this study two strands of inferentialism are brought together: the philosophical doctrine of Brandom, according to which meanings are generally inferential roles, and the logical doctrine prioritizing proof-theory over model theory and approaching meaning in logical, especially proof-theoretical terms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jaroslav Peregrin

About the author

Jaroslav Peregrin is Head of the Department of Logic at the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of the University of Hradec Králové. His research is located at the intersection of logic, analytic philosophy, and semantics; he is the author of Doing Worlds with Words (1995) and Meaning and Structure (2001).

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