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Abstract. David Lewis's book 'On the Plurality of Worlds' mounts an extended defense of the thesis of modal realism, that 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. The purpose of this article is to provide an ...
On the Plurality of Worlds by David Lewis [Book Review] Nathan Salmon. Philosophical Review 97 (2):237 (1988) Copy B IB T E X. Abstract This article has no associated abstract. Cite Plain text BibTeX Formatted text Zotero EndNote Reference Manager RefWor ...
29. Juni 2009 · Bound with: A dialogue on the plurality of worlds ; being a supplement to the essay on that subject. 54 p ASC: from the Yolton Library Rare Book Collection hp YORK copy: has bookplate 'Jane Spedding, Greta Bank' inside front cover pasted in. Has seal 'Library of JWY, John W. Yolton' embossed on front endpaper 1
11. Okt. 2012 · According to a recent mathematical model, the potential for false positives increases with the flexibility of analysis methods. Functional MRI (fMRI) experiments can be analyzed using a large number of commonly used tools, with little consensus on how, when, or whether to apply each one. This situation may lead to substantial variability in ...
18. Okt. 2021 · I have remarked in the twentieth book of my Astronomy, that in every period of time it has been believed that the planets were inhabited, on account of their resemblance to the earth. The idea of the plurality of worlds is expressed in the Orphics, those ancient Grecian poems attributed to Orpheus (Plut. de Placitis Philosoph. l. 2, cap. 13
David Lewis responded boldly: this talk of possible worlds is the literal truth. 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. Whatever might have happened in our ...
