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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A supporter of inferentialism

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, pertaining to or supporting a belief in the primary importance of inference to any account of meaning

   "This, I suggest, is why two-dimensionalism requires an inferentialist account of recognition."

Antonyms

All antonyms

representationalist

Example

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"This, I suggest, is why two-dimensionalism requires an inferentialist account of recognition."

Etymology

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

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