Inferentialism without normativity

Bibliographic description

punktacja MNiSW [2018 C]: 20

title:	Inferentialism without normativity
author:	Posłajko Krzysztof , Grabarczyk Paweł
journal title:	Organon F
volume:	25
issue:	2
date of publication:	2018
pages:	174-195
ISSN:	1335-0668
eISSN:	2585-7150
URL:	http://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/doc/organon/2018/2/174-195.pdf
date accessed:	2018-12-18
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	In this paper we argue that inferentialist approach to meaning does not, by itself, show that meaning is normative in a prescriptive sense, and that the constitutive rules argument is especially troubling for this position. To show that, we present the proto-inferentialist theory developed by Ajdukiewicz and claim that despite the differences between his theory and contemporary inferentialism rules of language in both theories function more like classificatory devices than prescriptions. Inferentialists can respond by claiming that in their theory meaning is essentially social and hence normative, but we claim that then semantic normativity becomes derivative of social normativity.
keywords in English:	Ajdukiewicz, Brandom, inferentialism, normativity of meaning
number of pulisher's sheets:	1,1
departmental parameterization:	25
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Filozofii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper