Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons

Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons

Robert B. Brandom builds a vast philosophical system that begins from and depends on the claim that we are concept- or vocabulary-mongering creatures. Philosophy, he claims, is the discipline concerned with reflection on who we are, where who we are is defined discursively, and thus is concerned wit...

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Päätekijä: Dieleman, Susan
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Julkaistu: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2025
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Brandom
Space of Reasons
Exclusion
Women
Epistemic Injustice
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:ejpap_5331 https://doi.org/10.4000/15d8j urn:doi:10.4000/15d8j en https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap/5331 2025-12-17T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/15d8j https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy Associazione Pragma info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2036-4091 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap Dieleman, Susan Brandom Space of Reasons Exclusion Women Epistemic Injustice Robert B. Brandom builds a vast philosophical system that begins from and depends on the claim that we are concept- or vocabulary-mongering creatures. Philosophy, he claims, is the discipline concerned with reflection on who we are, where who we are is defined discursively, and thus is concerned with reasoning about reasoning. In this article, I interrogate how Brandom’s understanding of “we” ought to be understood in light of the historical exclusion of women from the sorts of rational practices and abilities that are thought to be integral to it. My argument thus corroborates and builds upon recent work suggesting that the problems of epistemic injustice are relevant to, but largely ignored in, Brandom’s project. In short, I contend that Brandom’s theory of discursive normativity, where norms and novelty depend on a particular understanding of the space of reasons, does not provide the necessary theoretical tools to understand the historical exclusion of women from that space, or to explain how they have gained or might gain access to it.
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topic Brandom
Space of Reasons
Exclusion
Women
Epistemic Injustice
spellingShingle Brandom
Space of Reasons
Exclusion
Women
Epistemic Injustice
Dieleman, Susan
Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
description Robert B. Brandom builds a vast philosophical system that begins from and depends on the claim that we are concept- or vocabulary-mongering creatures. Philosophy, he claims, is the discipline concerned with reflection on who we are, where who we are is defined discursively, and thus is concerned with reasoning about reasoning. In this article, I interrogate how Brandom’s understanding of “we” ought to be understood in light of the historical exclusion of women from the sorts of rational practices and abilities that are thought to be integral to it. My argument thus corroborates and builds upon recent work suggesting that the problems of epistemic injustice are relevant to, but largely ignored in, Brandom’s project. In short, I contend that Brandom’s theory of discursive normativity, where norms and novelty depend on a particular understanding of the space of reasons, does not provide the necessary theoretical tools to understand the historical exclusion of women from that space, or to explain how they have gained or might gain access to it.
author Dieleman, Susan
author_facet Dieleman, Susan
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title Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
title_short Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
title_full Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
title_fullStr Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
title_full_unstemmed Norms and Novelty in the Space of Reasons
title_sort norms and novelty in the space of reasons
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