This doctoral seminar considers a range of contemporary philosophers who formulate and approach questions concerning meaning, conceptual content, language, truth, 'realism,' 'social construction', justice, justification, value, and other topics by focusing on social practices and their explanatory power. Our aim will be to understand and assess the arguments of such figures and the disputes among them. We will also explore the value of such perspectives for our own philosophical and/or theological work. Among the philosophers to be considered are figures such as Robert Brandom, Donald Davidson, Hilary Putnam, Richard Rorty, Cheryl Misak, Jeffrey Stout, John McDowell, Jos? Medina, Elizabeth Anderson, and others.