University of Pittsburgh - 2024 ACF Winter at UBC

Question

A philosopher from this university rejected a so-called “bald naturalism” in his book Mind and World. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this American university where John McDowell and Robert Brandom teach, both of whom are considered part of a philosophical school named for this university started by Wilfrid Sellars.

ANSWER: University of Pittsburgh

[10e] Brandom and Sellars are considered a part of the neo- form of this philosophical tradition whose earlier members included C. S. Peirce and William James.

ANSWER: pragmatism [accept neopragmatism]

[10m] Brandom edited a collection titled for this philosopher “and His Critics.” In the preface to Mind and World, McDowell stated that he “defines his stance” around this neopragmatist who wrote Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature and Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity.

ANSWER: Richard Rorty [or Richard McKay Rorty]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley	2024-11-16	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	7	11.43	71%	43%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	6	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	8	10.00	75%	13%	13%
2024 ACF Winter at UBC	2024-11-16	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida	2024-11-16	Y	4	12.50	75%	50%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford	2024-11-16	Y	9	11.11	78%	22%	11%
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis	2024-11-16	Y	8	7.50	63%	13%	0%

Data


Alberta	UW A	10	0	10
UBC A	SFU	10	10	20
UBC B	UW B	10	0	10