Practices of Reason

Fusing the Inferentialist and Scientific Image

Ladislav Koreň

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Philosophy of language; Philosophy: logic; Philosophy of mind; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

"This book offers new insights into the nature of human rational capacities by engaging inferentialism with empirical research in the cognitive sciences.

Inferentialism advocates that humans’ unique kind of intelligence is discursive and rooted in competencies to make, assess and justify claims. This approach provides a rich source of valuable insights into the nature of our rational capacities, but it is underdeveloped in important respects. For example, little attempt has been made to assess inferentialism considering relevant scientific research on human communication, cognition or reasoning. By engaging philosophical and scientific approaches in a productive dialogue, this book shows how we can better understand human rational capacities by comparing their respective strengths and weaknesses. In this vein, the author critically revisits and constructively develops central themes from the work of Robert Brandom and other ""language rationalists"": the nature of the assertoric practice and its connection to reasoned discourse, the linguistic constitution of the shared space of reasons, the social nature and function of reasoning, the intersubjective roots of social-normative practices and the nature of objective thought.

Practices of Reason will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language and philosophy of logic."

By: Ladislav Koreň
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367707842
ISBN 10: 0367707845
Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ladislav Koreň is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Social Sceinces, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. His areas of interest include epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of social sciences. His work has been published in international journals including Synthese, Inquiry, and Journal of Social Ontology. He is the co-editor, with Ondřej Beran and Vojtěch Kolman, of From Rules to Meanings: New Essays on Inferentialism (Routledge, 2018). He is also the coeditor, with Hans Bernhard Schmid, Preston Stovall and Leo Townsend, of Groups, Norms and Practices: Essays on Inferentialism and Collective Intentionality (2021).

Reviews for Practices of Reason: Fusing the Inferentialist and Scientific Image

"""This important book succeeds admirably in its principal aim: opening the conversation between normative inferentialist ideas from philosophy and some of the best current empirical work on the discursive abilities of creatures like us. The result is substantial reciprocal illumination of the ideas emerging from each."" – Robert Brandom, University of Pittsburgh, USA ""Many animals think, but humans assess evidence. How did such an ability emerge? Koreň articulates and defends the proposal that it was aided by social practices of giving and asking for reasons. In doing so, he advances the larger philosophical project of inferentialism—a core idea of which is that human reasoning is distinctively social and discursive—by bringing it into close and extended conversation with some of the best empirical work on the evolution of cognition. He also shows how inferentialism helps refine our interpretations of this work, getting us closer to the truth. Koreň writes with unusual clarity about these intriguing but difficult issues, making it easier for the rest of us to get to the truth with him."" – Chauncey Maher, Dickinson College, USA"