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23 de may. de 2024 · American philosopher David Lewis defended a number of elaborate metaphysical theories. In works like On the Plurality of Worlds (1986) and Counterfactuals (1973) he argued for modal realism and counterpart theory – the belief in real, concrete possible worlds .
8 de may. de 2024 · Understand some of Lewis' most significant contributions to philosophy. Deploy general analytical skills to address philosophical problems. Do independent research, and then concisely present a philosophical argument.
5 de may. de 2024 · Lewis contributed to a wide range of issues, and in the second half of the twentieth century became the most influential metaphysician working in the analytic tradition. His first book, Convention: A Philosophical Study (1969) rehabilitated the notion of convention, at the time regarded with deep suspicion both by philosophers of ...
23 de may. de 2024 · v. t. e. The problem of evil is the philosophical question of how to reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God. [1] [2] [3] There are currently differing definitions of these concepts. The best known presentation of the problem is attributed to the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
3 de may. de 2024 · The Accuracy Account of Scientific Progress. The accuracy-first program in epistemology is a monism about epistemic value: “accuracy . . . is the sole fundamental source of epistemic value” ( Pettigrew 2016: 7 ).
Hace 2 días · Niels Henrik David Bohr ( Danish: [ˈne̝ls ˈpoɐ̯ˀ]; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.
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