LMS Centre cordially invites everyone to the fourth talk of the Online LMS Series “Inferentialism on Naturalized Grounds”:
Hans-Johann Glock
(University of Zurich)
Norms, Reasons and Anthropological Naturalism
ABSTRACT: This article addresses the two most important areas of potential conflict between inferentialism and naturalism, namely normativity and rationality. Concerning the first, it sides with inferentialism, while at the same time developing a normativist position less vulnerable to naturalistic objections. There is nothing problematic or mysterious about semantic normativity or normativity in general. But one needs to distinguish different types of normativity and recognize that statements of norms can be perfectly truth apt. Concerning the second area of conflict, my verdict is partly naturalistic. It rejects overly intellectualist accounts of the normative practices that underlie meaning and content. The article ends with a plea for an ‘anthropological’ naturalism that eschews both ontological super-naturalism and epistemological naturalism.
The attendance at the talk assumes that the paper has been pre-read. To obtain a pre-pusblished version of the paper, please contact the organizer at: matej.drobnak@uhk.cz
When: March 23, 14:05 – 15:30 CET
Where: Zoom, Meeting ID: 968 254 2971
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/9682542971
The talks are focused on various topics including:
Normativity of meaning/mental content
Evolutionary grounds of normativity/rule-following and reasoning
Social-normative Pragmatics
Commitment-first approaches to language and communication