The authors assess Nelson Goodman's lasting contribution to philosophy and show that although some of his views may now be considered unfashionable or orthodox, there is much in his work which is significant today. They present the unifying features of his philosophy, namely con…
Nelson Goodman's acceptance and critique of certain methods and tenets of positivism, his defence of nominalism and phenomenalism, his formulation of a new riddle of induction, his work on notational systems, and his analysis of the arts place him at the forefront of the history…
Nelson Goodman
by Rossberg, Marcus, Cohnitz, Daniel
fromPhilosophy now (Teddington, London, England)
Nelson Goodman's acceptance and critique of certain methods and tenets of positivism, his defence of nominalism and phenomenalism, his formulation of a new riddle of induction, his work on notational systems, and his analysis of the arts place him at the forefront of the history…
Nelson Goodman
by Rossberg, Marcus, Cohnitz, Daniel
fromPhilosophy now (Teddington, London, England)
Nelson Goodman's distinctive contributions to such diverse areas of philosophy as epistemology, metaphysics, semiotics, logic, philosophy of language, science, and art, and his engagement with the work of Rudolf Carnap and other prominent figures in the analytic tradition, place…
Nelson Goodman
by Rossberg, Marcus, Cohnitz, Daniel
fromPhilosophy now (Teddington, London, England)