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1 Nelson Goodman, Fact, Fiction and Forecast (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, ) 9 When I use the clumsy expression "possible non-actual" instead of simply "possible," it is in recognition of that sense of "possible" in which any actuality is a fortiori a possibility: whatever is the case, is.  · Fact, Fiction, and Forecast. by. Nelson Goodman. · Rating details · ratings · 13 reviews. 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 , and one that remains on the front lines of philosophical debate. How is it that we feel confident in generalizing from 4/5. William Todd - - Philosophy of Science 31 (2) Fact, Fiction and Forecast. By Nelson Goodman. (University of London, the Athlone Press, London, Pp. Price, 15s.). [REVIEW] Margaret Macdonald - - Philosophy 31 () On the Relations Between (Neo-Classical) Philosophy of Science and Logic.

Other Books by Nelson Goodman The Structure of Appearance Fact, Fiction. and Forecast Problems and Projects Languages of Art. NELSON GOODMAN WAYS of WORLDMAKING FFF for the third edition of Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Hackett Publishing Co., (first published );. Fact, Fiction, and Forecast Nelson Goodman Limited preview - Common terms and phrases. acceptance according actual actually projected answer antecedent applies bagful bends better blue certain circumstances color compatible concerning confirmation connection consequent consider counterfactual course criterion deal define definition degree. Fact, Fiction, and Forecast. liELsoN Goodman's second book,1 which represents?excepting the first chapter, a reprint of the well-known paper, "The Prob lem of Counterfactual Conditionals"?the "Special Lectures in Philosophy" he delivered at the University of London in , is small in volume but rich in content.

In this work, Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Goodman introduced the 'new riddle of induction,' so-called by analogy with Hume's classical problem of induction. He accepted Hume's observation that inductive reasoning (i.e. inferring from past experience about events in the future) was based solely on human habit and regularities to which our day-to-day existence has accustomed us. Fact, Fiction and Forecast. By Nelson Goodman. (University of London, the Athlone Press, London, Pp. Price, 15s.). [REVIEW] Margaret Macdonald - - Philosophy 31 () Fact, Fiction, and Forecast Nelson Goodman Foreword by Hilary Putnam. Add to Cart Product Details. PAPERBACK. $ • £ • € ISBN