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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."
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
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.
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 propounded a thesis of modal realism: the world we inhabit – the entire cosmos of which we are a part – is but one of a vast plurality of worlds, or cosmoi, all causally and spatiotemporally isolated from one another.
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.
1 de nov. de 1985 · David Lewis puts forward an admittedly loopy philosophical "theory of everything": possible worlds (think parallel universes that we can't access) are real, out there, concrete. He is on board with how absurd his theory sounds and admits that he often gets gaping stares when explaining it.
