English Explanatory Dictionary

inferentialist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to or supporting a belief in the primary importance of inference to any account of meaning
noun
  1. A supporter of inferentialism

Word forms

inferentialist more inferentialist most inferentialist inferentialists

Etymology

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

Antonyms

representationalist
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