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David K. Lewis
Borghini, Andrea
2010
Abstract
David Kellog Lewis (1941-2001) was an American philosopher, one of the most influential of his generation and, in perspective, one of the most systematic. His philosophy rests on two main theoretical beliefs. According to one, truths about natural facts, truths about intentional facts and mental states, and truths about normative facts (social conventions and ethical norms) all supervene upon the distribution of local qualities. According to the other belief, supervenience rests solely on intrinsic properties: that is to say, local qualities are all intrinsic. This article offers a panoramic view of the philosophical production of David Lewis, which starts from the local qualities comprising the supervenience basis and moves upwards.
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Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Andrea Borghini, "David K. Lewis", in "APhEx 2", 2010, pp. 47
Languages
it
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