Robert Brandom
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Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Brandom canonical | 3 |
| Brandom | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Brandom Context triple: [Donald Davidson, influenced, Robert Brandom]
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Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher and logician known for his work on ontological relativity, the indeterminacy of translation, and the critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction.
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Wilfrid Sellars
Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Brandom Target entity description: Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
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A.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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B.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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D.
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher and logician known for his work on ontological relativity, the indeterminacy of translation, and the critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction.
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E.
Wilfrid Sellars
Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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analytic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-03-13 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Richard Rorty ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
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surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| familyName |
Robert Brandom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brandom
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of normativity ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Donald Davidson
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Richard Rorty ⓘ Wilfrid Sellars ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
inference
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language ⓘ meaning ⓘ normativity ⓘ |
| movement |
analytic philosophy
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inferentialism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| name | Robert Brandom self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
conceptual role semantics
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inferentialism ⓘ normative pragmatics ⓘ scorekeeping model of discourse ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Spirit of Trust
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Articulating Reasons ⓘ Between Saying and Doing ⓘ Making It Explicit ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
pragmatism
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surface form:
American pragmatism
analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| positionHeld | Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Pittsburgh Department of Philosophy ⓘ |
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Brandom