Ways of Worldmaking
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Ways of Worldmaking is a philosophical book by Nelson Goodman that explores how humans construct multiple versions of reality through symbols, language, and representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ways of Worldmaking canonical | 3 |
| chapter "Worldmaking as We Know It" | 1 |
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Target entity: Ways of Worldmaking Context triple: [Nelson Goodman, notableWork, Ways of Worldmaking]
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A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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B.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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C.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
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D.
The West and the Rest
The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
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The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ways of Worldmaking Target entity description: Ways of Worldmaking is a philosophical book by Nelson Goodman that explores how humans construct multiple versions of reality through symbols, language, and representation.
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A.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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B.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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C.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
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D.
The West and the Rest
The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
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E.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Nelson Goodman ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
facts are fabricated within versions rather than found ready-made
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there are many ways of making worlds rather than a single fixed world to be discovered ⓘ worlds are made through symbol systems, descriptions, and representations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
conflicting but equally right world-versions
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denotation ⓘ exemplification ⓘ projectability of predicates ⓘ reference ⓘ relative rightness of versions ⓘ symbolic systems ⓘ version pluralism ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter "Exemplification and Expression"
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chapter "On Projecting" ⓘ chapter "Relativities" ⓘ chapter "The Fabrication of Facts" ⓘ chapter "Theories in Conflict" ⓘ chapter "Words, Works, Worlds" ⓘ Ways of Worldmaking self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
chapter "Worldmaking as We Know It"
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| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
anti-realism about worlds
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relativism about representation ⓘ role of art in knowledge ⓘ theory-ladenness of observation ⓘ |
| influenced |
aesthetics
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constructivist epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Languages of Art
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The Structure of Appearance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
construction of reality
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pluralism about worlds ⓘ representation ⓘ symbol systems ⓘ worldmaking ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
no unique true description of the world
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worldmaking as a process of constructing versions ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
constructivism
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irrealism ⓘ nominalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hackett Publishing Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Languages of Art
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The Structure of Appearance ⓘ |
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