Nelson Goodman

Nelson Goodman
Born
Henry Nelson Goodman

August 7, 1906
DiedNovember 25, 1998(1998-11-25) (aged 92)
EducationHarvard University (PhD, 1941)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Nominalism[1]
ThesisA Study of Qualities (1941)
Doctoral advisorC. I. Lewis
Doctoral studentsIsrael Scheffler
Other notable studentsNoam Chomsky, Sydney Morgenbesser, Stephen Stich, Hilary Putnam
Main interests
Logic, induction, counterfactuals, mereology, aesthetics, philosophy of science, philosophy of language
Notable ideas
New riddle of induction, Goodman–Leonard calculus of individuals,[1] counterfactual conditional, Goodman's method, languages of art, irrealism
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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.