Nelson Goodman’s Worlds by Liu Guobing (Beijing Foreign Studies University).pdf

Nelson Goodman’s Worlds Liu Guobing Beijing Foreign Studies University Dec 2, 2011 Outline Introduction about Bruner and Goodman Comments on Goodman’s ideas Goodman’s Social Constructivism Comparison of Modernism, Postmodernism and Social Constructivism Goodman’s Worlds 2 Who is Jerome Bruner? Credited with being one of the principal originators of cognitive psychology, and also having an effect on educational theory and practice, is Jerome Seymour Bruner, born in 1915 in New York. 1932 Duke University Bachelor’s degree 1947 Harvard University Doctorate degree Profession: psychologist U.S. army; professor for Harvard and Oxford; Meyer visiting professor at New York law school; member of presidential advisory committee. Prolific and productive psychologist and philosopher 3 4 Who is Nelson Goodman? Henry Nelson Goodman (7 August 1906, Massachusetts – 25 November 1998, Massachusetts) was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism and aesthetics. Project Zero(1967-1971) Bachelor’s Degree(1928) and Doctor’s Degree(1941) at Harvard University. A professor in Pennsylvania (1946-1964) As a professor for many universities (1964-1968) A professor of philosophy at Harvard University (form 1968-1998) 5 6 History of Project Zero Project Zero, a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has investigated the