From Norms to Uses and Back Again

Author: Dharamsi, Karim

Source: Journal of the Philosophy of History, Volume 2, Number 2, 2008 , pp. 167-184(18)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

I defend the idea that Collingwood's discussion of self-knowledge implies that meaning is normative. Against the view that treats the social as primitive in explaining a normativity of meaning thesis, I argue that Collingwood is an internalist about epistemic justification. Collingwood's internalism about epistemic justification and meaning is normative, but its character involves a logical-epistemic relation between use and meaning. I suggest that this view is well represented by Collingwood's idea of history.

Keywords: COLLINGWOOD; HISTORY; MEANING; USE; JUSTIFICATION; EPISTEMOLOGY; NORMS; HUMAN NATURE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187226308X315022

Affiliations: 1: University of Winnipeg;, Email: k.dharamsi@uwinnipeg.ca

Publication date: 2008-06-01