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1. macsphere.mcmaster.ca › bitstream › 11375/13816/1The modal realism of David Lewis - McMaster University

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   It seems everyone who encounters David Lewis's modal real ism finds it utterly strange. I attempt to show that it is strange because it expands our onto logy unnecessar i 1 y . I begin by situating Lewis in the tradition of understanding modality with the help of possible worlds. I go on to indicate the

2. medium.com › curious › does-modal-realism-explainDoes Modal Realism Explain Why Anything At All Exists?

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   Jan 6, 2021 · David Lewis, regarded by some as one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, believes there’s a logical explanation to the question and his theory of modal realism proves that it ...

3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › possible-worldsPossible Worlds - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   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):

4. compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › 10Possible Worlds I: Modal Realism - DeRosset - 2009 ...

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   Nov 25, 2009 · This paper sets out and evaluates a leading contemporary theory of possible worlds, David Lewis’s Modal Realism. I note two competing ambitions for a theory of possible worlds: that it be reductive and user-friendly. I then outline Modal Realism and consider objections to the effect that it cannot satisfy these ambitions.

5. iep.utm.edu › d-lewisDavid Lewis | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   David Lewis (1941–2001) David Lewis was an American philosopher and one of the last generalists, in the sense that he was one of the last philosophers who contributed to the great majority of sub-fields of the discipline. He made central contributions in metaphysics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind.

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7. www.davidlewis.org.uk › contact-usContact Us – David Lewis

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