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  1. Henry Nelson Goodman (7 August 1906 – 25 November 1998) was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism, and aesthetics . Life and career. Goodman was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, the son of Sarah Elizabeth (née Woodbury) and Henry Lewis Goodman. [3] .

  2. Nov 21, 2014 · Nelson Goodman (1906–1998) was one of the most influential twentieth-century American philosophers. Goodman’s philosophical interests ranged from formal logic and the philosophy of science to the philosophy of art. In all these diverse fields Goodman made significant and highly original contributions.

  3. May 7, 2005 · Goodmans Aesthetics. Nelson Goodman has certainly been one of the most influential figures in contemporary aesthetics and analytic philosophy in general (in addition to aesthetics, his contributions cover the areas of applied logic, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science).

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  5. Nelson Goodman of the United States is one such philosopher. His Languages of Art (1968) was the first work of analytical philosophy to produce a distinct and systematic theory of art. Goodmans theory has attracted considerable attention, the more so in that it is an…

  6. Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) Alistair MacFarlane contemplates a philosopher who spoke the languages of art. Nelson Goodman broke through a barrier that had separated art from science and logic. Many had struggled with the question: What is Art? None of their answers satisfied Goodman, who asked a different question: When is Art?

  7. Learn about Goodman's contributions to epistemology, philosophy of science, and linguistics, such as his theories of induction, confirmation, projection, and structural simplicity. Explore his critique of Carnap and Hempel, and his dissolution of the old problem of induction.

  8. A biographical and philosophical overview of Nelson Goodman, one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the 20th century. Learn about his life, works, legacy and contributions to various fields of inquiry.

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