That’s an interesting theory, thanks for this post!
However… We arguably already have a theory of material inference. Probability theory! Why do we need another one? Unlike Brandom’s material logic, probability theory is arguably a) relatively simple in its rules (though the Kolmogorov axioms aren’t explicitly phrased in terms of inference), and b) it supports degrees of belief and evidence. Brandom’s theory assumes al beliefs and inferences are binary.
That’s an interesting theory, thanks for this post!
However… We arguably already have a theory of material inference. Probability theory! Why do we need another one? Unlike Brandom’s material logic, probability theory is arguably a) relatively simple in its rules (though the Kolmogorov axioms aren’t explicitly phrased in terms of inference), and b) it supports degrees of belief and evidence. Brandom’s theory assumes al beliefs and inferences are binary.