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Robert Brandom

Robert Boyce Brandom (/ˈbrændəm/; born March 13, 1950) is an American philosopher who teaches at the University of Pittsburgh. He works primarily in philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and philosophical logic, and his academic output manifests both systematic and historical interests in these topics. His work has presented "arguably the first…

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Education
Yale University (BA, 1972) Princeton University (PhD, 1977)
Born
(1950-03-13) March 13, 1950 (age 76)
Doctoral advisor
Richard Rorty David Lewis
Doctoral students
John McFarlane
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Institutions
University of Pittsburgh

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related to Books · 84
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Robert Brandom → (1950-03-13) March 13, 1950 (age 76)
Doctoral advisor · 1
Robert Brandom → Richard Rorty David Lewis
Doctoral students · 1
Robert Brandom → John McFarlane
Education · 1
Robert Brandom → Yale University (BA, 1972) Princeton University (PhD, 1977)
Era · 1
Robert Brandom → Contemporary philosophy
Institutions · 1
Robert Brandom → University of Pittsburgh
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Robert Brandom → Pragmatism Philosophy of language Philosophy of mind Philosophy of logic History of philosophy

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Robert BrandomBorn(1950-03-13) March 13, 1950 (age 76)1.00infobox
Robert BrandomDoctoral advisorRichard Rorty David Lewis1.00infobox
Robert BrandomDoctoral studentsJohn McFarlane1.00infobox
Robert BrandomEducationYale University (BA, 1972) Princeton University (PhD, 1977)1.00infobox
Robert BrandomEraContemporary philosophy1.00infobox
Robert BrandomInstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh1.00infobox
Robert BrandomMain interestsPragmatism Philosophy of language Philosophy of mind Philosophy of logic History of philosophy1.00infobox
Robert BrandomNotable ideasSemantic inferentialism Logical expressivism Antirepresentationalism1.00infobox
Robert BrandomRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Robert BrandomSchoolAnalytic Pittsburgh School (analytic Hegelianism) Neopragmatism1.00infobox
Robert BrandomThesisPractice and Object (1977)1.00infobox
Robert Brandomrelated to BooksThe Logic0.60section

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