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    Thematic Series: Jaroslav Peregrin: Inferentialism Naturalized

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    Invited talk
    February 9, 14:05 - 15:30 CET
    ZOOM Meeting ID: 968 254 2971

    LMS Centre cordially invites everyone to the first talk of the Online LMS Series “Inferentialism on Naturalized Grounds”:

     

    Jaroslav Peregrin
    (University of Hradec Králové)

     

    Inferentialism Naturalized

     

    ABSTRACT: Brandom’s inferentialism explains meaning in terms of inferential rules. As he insists that “the normative” (including meanings) is not reducible to “the natural”, inferentialism would seem an unlikely ally of naturalism. However, in this paper I suggest that Brandom’s theory of language harbors insights which can promote a naturalistic theory of meaning and language, and that a naturalistic version of Brandom’s inferentialism might have great potential. Also I sketch the lines along which such a theory could be built.

     

    For a pre-published version of the paper please contact the organizer at: matej.drobnak@uhk.cz

     

    When: February 9, 14:05 – 15:30 CET
    Where: Zoom, Meeting ID: 968 254 2971

     

    Inferentialism on Naturalized Grounds is a series of online talks which accompanies the forthcoming issue of Philosophical Topics (https://www.uapress.com/philosophical-topics-journal/). The series and the issue aim to explore the idea of building inferentialism on naturalized grounds, to instigate discussions on how inferentialism and naturalism could be reconciled, and to investigate the synergic effects this reconciliation could have. The relations between inferentialism and naturalism are examined in both directions: a) how the results of scientific research in evolutionary theory, psychology (developmental, cognitive, experimental), empirical linguistics, and anthropology could support and influence the future development of inferentialism, as well as b) how the theoretical innovations of inferentialism could in turn fertilize and influence the direction of scientific research into these areas.

     

    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