Nelson Goodman

Henry Nelson Goodman. (1906 - 1998). American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism, and aesthetics.

Key Ideas

• Irrealism.
• Mereology.
• New riddle of induction. Grue.
• Goodman–Leonard calculus of individuals.
• Counterfactual conditional.
• Goodman's method.
• Languages of art.

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Goodman
• Nelson_Goodman_quotes