Here, in a new edition, is Nelson Goodman's provocative
philosophical classic--a book that, according to "Science," "raised
a storm of controversy" when it was first published in 1954, and
one that remains on the front lines of philosophical debate.
How is it that we feel confident in generalizing from experience
in some ways but not in others? How are generalizations that are
warranted to be distinguished from those that are not? Goodman
shows that these questions resist formal solution and his
demonstration has been taken by nativists like Chomsky and Fodor as
proof that neither scientific induction nor ordinary learning can
proceed without an "a priori," or innate, ordering of
hypotheses.
In his new foreword to this edition, Hilary Putnam forcefully
rejects these nativist claims. The controversy surrounding these
unsolved problems is as relevant to the psychology of cognitive
development as it is to the philosophy of science. No serious
student of either discipline can afford to misunderstand Goodman's
classic argument.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 1983 |
First published: |
March 1983 |
Authors: |
Nelson Goodman
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Foreword by: |
Hilary Putnam
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
131 |
Edition: |
4 Revised Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-29071-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
0-674-29071-2 |
Barcode: |
9780674290716 |
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