1st Edition

Goodman for Architects

By Remei Capdevila-Werning Copyright 2014
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

American philosopher Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) was one of the foremost analytical thinkers of the twentieth century, with groundbreaking contributions in the fields of logic, philosophy of science, epistemology, and aesthetics. This book is an introduction to the aspects of Goodman’s philosophy which have been the most influential among architects and architectural theorists. Goodman... Read more

1. Introduction  2. When is Architecture?  3. Buildings as Symbols  4. Identity of Architectural Works 5. Buildings as Ways of Worldmaking  Further Reading  Bibliography  Index

Biography

Remei Capdevila-Werning wrote her dissertation on Goodman and architecture and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.