Resultado de búsqueda
On the Plurality of Worlds (1986) is a book by the philosopher David Lewis that defends the thesis of modal realism. " The thesis states that the world we are part of is but one of a plurality of worlds," as he writes in the preface, "and that we who inhabit this world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds."
This book defends modal realism: the thesis that the world we are part of is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that we who inhabit this world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. I begin the first chapter by reviewing the many ways in which systematic philosophy goes more easily if we may presuppose modal
On the Plurality of Worlds, by David Lewis. Louis deRosset. February 27, 2012. David Lewis is one of the most in uential philosophers of our age, and On the Plurality of Worlds (henceforth, `OPW ') is his magnum opus.
5 de mar. de 2019 · On the plurality of worlds. by. Lewis, David K. Publication date. 1986. Topics. Modality (Theory of knowledge), Plurality of worlds, Realism. Publisher. Oxford, UK ; New York, NY, USA : B. Blackwell.
On the Plurality of Worlds. David K. Lewis. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell ( 1986 ) Copy BIBTEX. Abstract. This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds.
On the Plurality of Worlds consists of four lengthy chapters each divided into multiple sections. Lewis devotes four sections of the first chapter, “A Philosopher’s Paradise,” to
23 de jul. de 2009 · Lewis held that the best theory of modality posited concrete possible worlds. A proposition is possible if and only if it is true at one of these worlds. Lewis defended this view in his most significant book, On the Plurality of Worlds.
