tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post3390975888705333266..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Nelson Goodman on psychologyDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-25060370585320469792013-08-02T11:23:24.748-04:002013-08-02T11:23:24.748-04:00In that Douglas volume on classifcation, I think t...In that Douglas volume on classifcation, I think that Ian Hacking draws from Goodman to develop his most penetrating idea of dynamic nominalism, which is meant to capture how categories become entrenched in social life and acquire a durable social reality. <br />Rakesh Bhandari Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-18200354471187102672013-08-02T10:25:34.089-04:002013-08-02T10:25:34.089-04:00I found this use of Goodman's idea of how cate...I found this use of Goodman's idea of how categories can become entrenched really helpful. I think it was republished in the Douglas, ed. volume that you mention. The first few pages bring out the debt to Goodman. <br /><br />http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/articles/articles90-92/Starr_Social_Categories_and_Claims.pdf<br /><br />Rakesh BhandariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com