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Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous.

~Nelson Goodman

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Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add.

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I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Philosopher

Born: August 7th, 1906

Died: November 25th, 1998

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