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18 de ago. de 1983 · This book contains 15 papers by the influential American philosopher, David Lewis. All previously published (between 1966 and 80), these papers are divided into three groups: ontology, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. Lewis supplements eight of the fifteen papers with postscripts in which he amends claims, answers ...
16 de oct. de 2001 · David Lewis, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Philosophy who was a leading figure in his field, died suddenly on Sunday from complications due to diabetes. He was 60. Lewis came to Princeton as an associate professor in 1970. Born in Oberlin, Ohio, Lewis received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Swarthmore College in 1962 and ...
David Kellogg Lewis, né le 28 septembre 1941 à Oberlin et mort le 14 octobre 2001 à Princeton , philosophe américain, est l'une des figures majeures de la philosophie analytique contemporaine. Après avoir enseigné brièvement à l'université de Californie à Los Angeles ( UCLA ) il rejoint l' université de Princeton jusqu'à la fin de sa carrière.
3 de oct. de 2020 · Search in the writings of David Lewis. Use quotes to search for phrases: "incredulous stare" This site is about the philosopher David Lewis. Maintained by Wolfgang Schwarz. Last update: 03 October 2020.03 October 2020.
Roughly speaking, Materialism [= physicalism] is the thesis that physics—something not too different from present-day physics, though presumably somewhat improved—is a comprehensive theory of the world, complete as well as correct. The world is as physics says it is, and there’s no more to say. (1999, pp. 33–34)
David Lewis's work is among the most influential in many areas of contemporary philosophy, but much of his influence has been as a “philosopher's philosopher”: his main impact to date has been on the work of other professional philosophers. His work deserves a broader audience, since it is full of thought-provoking ideas, breadth of vision ...
Lewis’s Metaphysics 4 tions. But his realism about possible worlds consists in much more than inclusion of such entities into his ontology; indeed, it would probably be better to call Lewis a “reductionist” about modality—reductionist in a way that distinguishes him from virtually every other philosopher of modality.
