David Lewis 1941 – 2001
David Lewis (1941 – 2001) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
David Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher and one of the most influential figures of late twentieth-century analytic metaphysics. Holding chairs at UCLA and Princeton, he produced an extraordinary range of work in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and ethics, unified by his commitment to systematic explanation. His doctrine of modal realism, articulated in On the Plurality of Worlds, holds that all logically possible worlds are real in the same sense as our own. His Counterfactuals, Convention, and Parts of Classes remain landmarks in their respective fields.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to David Lewis:
“There are so many other worlds, in fact, that absolutely every way that a world could possibly be is a way that some world is.”
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Attributed to David Lewis:
“I believe that there are possible worlds other than the one we happen to inhabit.”
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Attributed to David Lewis:
“The actual world is the world we are part of, no more and no less actual than any other world is to its inhabitants.”
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Attributed to David Lewis:
“Reality is, in the end, an ample plurality.”
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Attributed to David Lewis:
“A theory pays a price in ontological commitment for the explanatory benefits it confers.”
David Lewis by topic
Frequently asked about David Lewis
- When did David Lewis live?
- David Lewis was born in 1941 and died in 2001.
- Where was David Lewis from?
- David Lewis was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is David Lewis associated with?
- David Lewis was associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What was David Lewis known for?
- David Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher and one of the most influential figures of late twentieth-century analytic metaphysics.
- How many quotes are attributed to David Lewis?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from David Lewis in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.