1906 - 1998
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
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Goodman has received more than 247,838 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Nelson Goodman is the 464th most popular philosopher (down from 412th in 2019), the 1,481st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,208th in 2019) and the 12th most popular 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, Nelson Goodman ranks 464 out of 1,081. Before him are Abul A'la Maududi, Ernst Troeltsch, Phaedo of Elis, Norberto Bobbio, Adam Ferguson, and Willard Van Orman Quine. After him are Pierre Duhem, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, Lev Gumilyov, and John Toland.
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 458
1865 - 1923
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 459
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 460
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 461
1723 - 1816
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 462
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 463
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 464
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 465
796 - 859
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 466
1899 - 1973
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 467
1242 - 1310
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 468
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 469
1670 - 1722
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 470
Among people born in 1906, Nelson Goodman ranks 69. Before him are André Weil, Muzafer Sherif, Douglas McGregor, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Heinz Harmel, and John Dickson Carr. After him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Janet Gaynor, Walter Rauff, Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Brigitte Helm, and Gusztáv Sebes. Among people deceased in 1998, Nelson Goodman ranks 41. Before him are Otto Wichterle, Linda McCartney, Florence Griffith Joyner, Maria Reiche, Derek Barton, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. After him are Imi Lichtenfeld, Lloyd Bridges, Nizar Qabbani, Agostino Casaroli, James Earl Ray, and Cozy Powell.
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1906 - 1988
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 64
1906 - 1964
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 65
1906 - 1931
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 66
1906 - 2000
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 67
1906 - 1977
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 68
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 69
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 70
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 71
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 72
1906 - 1945
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 73
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 74
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 75
1913 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 35
1941 - 1998
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 36
1959 - 1998
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 37
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 38
1918 - 1998
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 39
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 40
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 41
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 42
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 43
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 44
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 45
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 46
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, Nelson Goodman ranks 1,481 out of 18,182. Before him are Edward Snowden (1983), Alan Ladd (1913), Richard Schiff (1955), Roy O. Disney (1893), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), and Joseph Losey (1909). After him are Dean Koontz (1945), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martin Balsam (1919), Lil Wayne (1982), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), and George Takei (1937).
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,475
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,476
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,477
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,478
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,479
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,480
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,481
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,482
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,483
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,484
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,485
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,486
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,487
Among philosophers born in United States, Nelson Goodman ranks 12. Before him are Hilary Putnam (1926), Richard Rorty (1931), Daniel Dennett (1942), Judith Butler (1956), Ronald Dworkin (1931), and Willard Van Orman Quine (1908). After him are Martha Nussbaum (1947), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Tom Regan (1938), Murray Bookchin (1921), Saul Kripke (1940), and Arthur Danto (1924).
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 6
1931 - 2007
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 9
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 10
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 11
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 13
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 14
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 15
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 16
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 18