On the Plurality of Worlds
Wiley-Blackwell (1986)
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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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| Keywords | Plurality of worlds Modality (Theory of knowledge Realism |
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| Reprint years | 2001 |
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| Call number | BD655.L48 2001 |
| ISBN(s) | 9780631224969 0631139931 9780631224266 |
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