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Robert Brandom is the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Philosophy. His work focuses on the philosophy of language, mind, logic, German idealism, neo-pragmatism, and the philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars. He has held fellowships at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and All Souls College, Oxford. Notable awards include the Mellon Foundation's Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities Award (2004) and Fellowships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the British Academy. His research explores normative pragmatism, inferentialism, and the integration of Hegelian thought into analytic philosophy.
Brandom's key contributions include Making It Explicit (1994), Between Saying and Doing (2008), and A Spirit of Trust (2019). His work emphasizes the role of inferential relationships in shaping semantic meaning and normative discourse. He has delivered prestigious lectures, including the John Locke Lectures and the Woodbridge Lectures, and continues to engage with contemporary debates in philosophy, bridging analytic and continental traditions.
Awards:
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002)
- Fellow of the British Academy
- $1.5M Mellon Foundation Award (2004)
Grants & Fellowships:
- Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford
- All Souls College, Oxford
