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A comprehensive biography of David Lewis, an American philosopher who made significant contributions to metaphysics, philosophy of language, logic, and more. Learn about his life, education, works, and ideas on possible worlds, counterfactuals, convention, and other topics.
Jul 23, 2009 · David Lewis (1941–2001) was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th Century. He made significant contributions to philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, decision theory, epistemology, meta-ethics and aesthetics.
A comprehensive overview of the life and work of David Lewis, an American philosopher who made contributions to metaphysics, language, mind, and other fields. Learn about his views on modality, properties, causation, convention, and more.
Oct 18, 2013 · The originator and, by far, the best known proponent of concretism is David Lewis. For Lewis and, as noted, concretists generally, the actual world is the concrete physical universe as it is, stretched out in space-time. As he rather poetically expresses it (1986, 1):
Jan 10, 2001 · The best known and most thoroughly elaborated counterfactual theory of causation is David Lewis’s theory in his (1973b). Lewis’s theory was refined and extended in articles subsequently collected in his (1986a).
- Peter Menzies, Helen Beebee
- 2001
Lewis as a Historical Figure. David Kellogg Lewis (1941–2001) is someone whose influence on the contemporary philosophical scene is hard to overstate.
This chapter summarizes the main themes and ideas of David Lewis's influential work in various areas of philosophy. It shows how his views have a unity and a vision of the world and our place in it.
