Nelson Goodman Quotes on Knowledge
Henry Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher who made fundamental contributions to logic, the theory of induction, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of art. This page collects quotes attributed to Nelson Goodman on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Nelson Goodman:
“There are many ways the world is, and there is no neutral language for description.”
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Attributed to Nelson Goodman:
“Worldmaking always begins from worlds already on hand.”
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Attributed to Nelson Goodman:
“All emeralds examined before t are grue.”
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Attributed to Nelson Goodman:
“A symbol system, not a single symbol, is the unit of meaning.”
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Attributed to Nelson Goodman:
“Realism is relative, determined by the system of representation in use.”