Philosophy of language: Dialogical Games and Discursive Process

Yael

In this podcast, we argue that, in his critical essay on Brandom included in *Truth and Justification* (2001), Habermas reduces communication to its narrowly dialogical form. In doing so, he tends to overlook the fact that, for Brandom, the discursive process is primarily the product of a shared coordination of different individual perspectives, each contributing to the advancement of the game of giving and asking for reasons. Our aim is, first, to offer a critical analysis of Habermas’s position and, second, to do justice to Brandom’s account by highlighting the distinctive nature o

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In this podcast, we argue that, in his critical essay on Brandom included in *Truth and Justification* (2001), Habermas reduces communication to its narrowly dialogical form. In doing so, he tends to overlook the fact that, for Brandom, the discursive process is primarily the product of a shared coordination of different individual perspectives, each contributing to the advancement of the game of giving and asking for reasons. Our aim is, first, to offer a critical analysis of Habermas’s position and, second, to do justice to Brandom’s account by highlighting the distinctive nature o