Nelson Goodman
Contemporary United States Philosophy of Science
Biography
American philosopher. Known for the new riddle of induction and nominalism.
Life Dates
Born: August 7, 1906
Died: November 25, 1998
Notable Quotes
"Grue and bleen."
"The new riddle of induction."
"Fact, fiction, and forecast."
"Languages of art."
"Ways of worldmaking."
Contemporaries
John RawlsMartha NussbaumCornel WestJohn DeweyNancy CartwrightJohn DeweyWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenHelen LonginoElliott SoberRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikSally HaslangerPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmWilfrid Sellars