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On the Plurality of Worlds Oxford: Blackwell ISBN: 9780631224266 ISBN10: 0631224262 Preface vii-ix 1 A Philosophers' Paradise 1.1 The Thesis of Plurality of Worlds 1 1.2 Modal Realism at Work: Modality 5 1.3 Modal Realism at Work: Closeness 20 1.4 Modal Realism at Work: Content 27 1.5 Modal Realism at Work: Properties 50 1.6 Isolation 69 1.7 ...
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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."
- David Kellog Lewis
- 1986
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.
27 de jul. de 2015 · El Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas de la UNAM acaba de publicar el libro Sobre la pluralidad de mundos, traducción de On the Plurality of Worlds de David Lewis. A continuación les compartimos la ficha técnica y el resumen. Título: Sobre la pluralidad de mundos. Autor: David Lewis. ISBN: 978-607-02-6562-4.
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. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.
- David K. Lewis
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.
On the Plurality of Worlds (Lewis, 1986) is a brilliant and controversial work by one of America's leading philosophers. Here is Lewis's most sustained formulation and defense to date of his version of modal realism: this world is just one of many possible worlds, and we who exist in this world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all ...
