inferentialist

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English

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Etymology

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From inferential +‎ -ist. Coined by the philosopher Robert Brandom to describe his own theory, and since applied more widely.

Adjective

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inferentialist (comparative more inferentialist, superlative most inferentialist)

  1. (philosophy, semantics) Of, pertaining to or supporting a belief in the primary importance of inference to any account of meaning
    • 2008 January 8, Markos Valaris, “Two-dimensionalism and the epistemology of recognition”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 3, →DOI:
      This, I suggest, is why two-dimensionalism requires an inferentialist account of recognition.

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Noun

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inferentialist (plural inferentialists)

  1. A supporter of inferentialism