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David K. Lewis (1) (1941–2001)

Author of On the Plurality of Worlds

For other authors named David K. Lewis, see the disambiguation page.

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Image credit: Prof. David Kellogg Lewis, 1941-2001. Photo by Robert P.Matthews, 1998 (photo courtesy of Princenton University)

Works by David K. Lewis

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Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002) — Contributor — 303 copies, 1 review
Philosophers without Gods: Meditations on Atheism and the Secular Life (2007) — Contributor — 234 copies, 2 reviews
Epistemology: An Anthology (2000) — Contributor — 198 copies
Knowledge: Readings in Contemporary Epistemology (2000) — Contributor — 78 copies
Metaphysics: A Guide and Anthology (2004) — Contributor — 76 copies
Materialism and the mind-body problem (1971) — Contributor — 74 copies, 1 review

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Paradise can’t be had on the cheap. (Not even with (ersatz) magic.)
 
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ewan_eld | 2 other reviews | Sep 22, 2024 |
Thought provoking, but often confusing and poorly argued. I'm not convinced by Lewis that something like linguistic ersatzism is a bad account of modality.
 
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albertgoldfain | 2 other reviews | Jul 27, 2010 |

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