The Philosopher
Nelson Goodman
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Schools:
- Analytic, Nominalism
- Branchs:
- Logic, Induction, Counterfactuals, Mereology, Aesthetics, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of language
- Period:
- 20th-century philosophy
The synopsis
The works
The Calculus of Individuals and Its Uses
A Study of Qualities
A Query on Confirmation
Steps Toward a Constructive Nominalism
The Structure of Appearance
Fact, Fiction, and Forecast
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols
Problems and Projects
Basic Abilities Required for Understanding and Creation in the Arts: Final Report
Ways of Worldmaking
Of Mind and Other Matters
Reconceptions in Philosophy and Other Arts and Sciences
The quotes
Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add.
Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous.
I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth.