Nominalism and Its Aftermath: The Philosophy of Nelson Goodman

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shottenkirk, Dena. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 343
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Aesthetics.; Genetic epistemology.; Metaphysics.; Philosophy of mind.; Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Philosophy of Mind.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9931-1

Nelson Goodmans disparate writings are often written about only within their own particular discipline, such that the epistemology is discussed in contrast to others epistemology, the aesthetics is contrasted with more traditional aesthetics, and the ontology and logic is viewed in contrast to bot...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Section I. The Metaphysics
• 1. The Basic Problem
• 2. Goodmans Nominalism
• 3. Consequences of Goodmans Nominalism on his Concepts/Terminology
• Section II. The Epistemology
• 4. Early Twentieth Century Empiricism
• 5. Goodmans Constructionalism
• 6. The Effects of Goodmans Nominalism & Constructionalism on His Epistemology
• 7. Influences on Goodmans Philosophy
• 8. The Effects of Goodmans Epistemology on His Terminology/Concepts
• Section III. The Aesthetics
• 9. Goodmans Expression as Reference
• 10. Goodmans Metaphorical Exemplification
• 11. Goodmans Aesthetics As a Branch of Epistemology
• 12. The Effects of Goodmans Nominalism and Worldmaking on his Aesthetics
• Bibliography
• Index.