Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 205
Inferentialism/BrandomVs: the following varieties: 1) content construed only as representation
2) quality of the inference only formal
3) rationality only instruments (purpose-means-justification).
Brandom: Thesis: In favor of strong inferentialism, VsHyper-inferentialism: according to which the inferential structure is always sufficient for the content. >Content.
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II 45
Inferentialism/Brandom:
Definition weak inferentialism: inferential structure is a necessary element for defining the conceptual.
Definition strong inferentialism: an ample inferential structure is sufficient to explain the conceptual content.
Definition Hyper-inferentialism: a closely understood inferential structure is sufficient - Definition ample (considering the circumstances, not only subject).
Thesis: here a strong inferentialism is represented - closer to holism than to atomism. >Holism, >Atomism.
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Newen I 165
VsBrandom/Newen/Schrenk: A: how can inferentialism explain the compositionality? - "It is set to full sentences, because there are inferences between them".
Solution/Brandom: distinction singular term/predicate - B: how does it explain reference and truth? >Singular terms, >Predicates.
Newen I 166
ad B: Reference/Brandom: Formation of equivalence classes of sentences whose position in the network of inferences remains intact when terms are replaced by coreferential terms.
Truth/Brandom: twists the definition in a way that truth characterizes the inferential concept. - For this purpose, he looks at the position of sentences starting with "It is true" in our network of inferences.