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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.
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.
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.
Jan 5, 2010 · David Lewis produced a body of philosophical writing that, in four books and scores of articles, spanned every major philosophical area, with perhaps the greatest concentration in metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and philosophy of mind.
Jan 10, 2001 · The best known and most thoroughly elaborated counterfactual theory of causation is David Lewis’s theory in his (1973b). Lewis’s theory was refined and extended in articles subsequently collected in his (1986a).
At the heart of David Lewis's modal realism are six central doctrines about possible worlds: Possible worlds exist – they are just as real as our world. Possible worlds are the same sort of things as our world – they differ in content, not in kind.
Apr 26, 2024 · David Kellogg Lewis (born September 28, 1941, Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.—died October 14, 2001, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American philosopher who, at the time of his death, was considered by many to be the leading figure in Anglo-American philosophy (see analytic philosophy).
Oct 16, 2001 · David Lewis, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Philosophy who was a leading figure in his field, died suddenly on Sunday from complications due to diabetes. He was 60. Lewis came to Princeton as an associate professor in 1970.
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Lewis was the author of countless articles, four books and five volumes of collected papers. His contributions span every part of philosophy, from logic and the philosophy of mathematics to ethics and the philosophy of literature.
