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- 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.
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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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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.
The key work of metaphysician David Lewis. David Lewis is probably best known among philosophers for making grand metaphysics and systematic theory building fashionable again. Lewis made numerous and significant contributions to the philosophical world.
Introducing the 2020 David Lewis Lecture, Department Chair Gideon Rosen highlighted similarities between this year’s speaker and the lecture's namesake. “David Lewis was a great philosophical generalist of sorts. Bob Adams is, likewise, a great philosophical generalist, though in some ways his sweep is even more impressive,” Rosen said.
Like Daniel Dennett, he was an American scientist who was converted to philosophy by encountering Gilbert Ryle at Oxford. Lewis spent a term there and came away fascinated by the problem of explaining our conception of the mind and its relation to brain functions.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton University from 1970 until his death. He is closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than 30 years.
David Lewis (October 19, 1916 – December 11, 2000) was an American actor. He was best known for being the original actor to portray Edward Quartermaine from 1978 to 1993 on the American soap opera General Hospital.
