On the Plurality of Worlds

On the Plurality of Worlds
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0631224262
ISBN-13 : 9780631224266
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Book Synopsis On the Plurality of Worlds by : David Lewis

Download or read book On the Plurality of Worlds written by David Lewis and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.


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