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Nelson Goodman

1906 - 1998

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nelson Goodman is the 508th most popular philosopher (down from 455th in 2019), the 1,925th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,390th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Philosopher.

Nelson Goodman is most famous for his book, "Ways of Worldmaking." In this book, Goodman argues that the world is not a given, but rather something that is created by human beings.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nelson Goodman ranks 508 out of 1,267. Before him are George Pachymeres, Homi K. Bhabha, Victor Cousin, Adam Ferguson, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Anania Shirakatsi. After him are Axel Honneth, A. J. Ayer, Kenneth Waltz, Valentinus, Thomas Nagel, and Johann Christoph Gottsched.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Nelson Goodman ranks 77. Before him are Horst Schumann, George Wald, Hans Aumeier, Yasuo Haruyama, Douglas McGregor, and James E. Webb. After him are Gusztáv Sebes, Zhou Youguang, Fredric Brown, Brigitte Helm, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, and Janet Gaynor. Among people deceased in 1998, Nelson Goodman ranks 52. Before him are Hans von Ohain, Zlatko Čajkovski, Lloyd Bridges, David McClelland, Roddy McDowall, and Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche. After him are Galina Ulanova, Martha Gellhorn, Fritz Honka, Albert Gore Sr., Cozy Powell, and Imi Lichtenfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nelson Goodman ranks 1,925 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Zucker (1950), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), Kevin James (1965), Eric F. Wieschaus (1947), and Terry O'Quinn (1952). After him are Frank Langella (1938), Louis Ignarro (1941), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), William M. Branham (1909), Linda Thompson (1950), and Connie Francis (1938).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Nelson Goodman ranks 17. Before him are Hilary Putnam (1926), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Daniel Dennett (1942), Martha Nussbaum (1947), Murray Bookchin (1921), and Ronald Dworkin (1931). After him are Kenneth Waltz (1924), Saul Kripke (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Nancy Fraser (1947), and Tom Regan (1938).

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