Αρχική | | | Προφίλ | | | Θέματα | | | Φιλοσοφική ματιά | | | Απόψεις | | | Σπουδαστήριο | | | Έλληνες | | | Ξένοι | | | Επιστήμες | | | Forum | | | Επικοινωνία |
Brandom on Communication |
|
Συγγραφέας: Kevin Scharp Kevin Scharp: Brandom on Communication (pdf, 33 pages) Robert Boyce Brandom was born in 1950, graduated with a B.A. in philosophy from Yale University in 1972, and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1977. While at Princeton, Brandom worked closely with David Lewis, but the director of his dissertation, entitled “Practice and Object” (an allusion to W. V. Quine’s great work, Word and Object), was Richard Rorty. Lewis is best known for revitalizing traditional metaphysics within analytic philosophy, while Rorty is famous (notorious?) for his pragmatic and relativistic critiques of analytic philosophy. The combination is striking—Lewis, the ultimate insider whose technical brilliance and clarity is almost worshiped by today’s metaphysicians, and Rorty, the consumate rebel and outsider who attacked virtually everything contemporary analytic philosophers hold dear. The blend of these two features can be seen throughout Brandom’s writings; he is at once working firmly from within the tradition while simultaneously casting a critical eye from the outside. Brandom arrived at the University of Pittsburgh as an Assistant Professor in 1976, becoming an Associate Professor in 1980, and attaining the rank of Full Professor in 1991. Thirty years after his arrival at the University of Pittsburgh, he was named a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. Today, his is one of the most familiar names at this top philosophy program. |
|
|