A kosaram
0
MÉG
5000 Ft
a(z) 5000Ft-os
szállítási
értékhatárig

On the Plurality of Worlds

Szerző

Kiadó: Blackwell Publishers
Kiadás helye: Oxford
Kiadás éve:
Kötés típusa: Fűzött papírkötés
Oldalszám: 276 oldal
Sorozatcím:
Kötetszám:
Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 23 cm x 15 cm
ISBN: 0-631-13994-X
Értesítőt kérek a kiadóról

A beállítást mentettük,
naponta értesítjük a beérkező friss
kiadványokról
A beállítást mentettük,
naponta értesítjük a beérkező friss
kiadványokról

Előszó

Tovább

Előszó


Vissza

Fülszöveg



This booli is a defence 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. After putting forward the type of modal realism he favours, he answers numerous objections that have been raised against it. These include an insistence that everything must be actual; paradoxes akin to those that confront naive set theory; arguments that modal realism leads to inductive scepticism, or to disregard for prudence and morality; and finally, sheer incredulity at a theory that disagrees so badly with common opinion. Lewis grants the weight of the last objection, but takes it to be outweighed by the benefits to systematic theory that acceptance of modal realism brings. He asks whether these same benefits might be gained more cheaply if we replace his... Tovább

Fülszöveg



This booli is a defence 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. After putting forward the type of modal realism he favours, he answers numerous objections that have been raised against it. These include an insistence that everything must be actual; paradoxes akin to those that confront naive set theory; arguments that modal realism leads to inductive scepticism, or to disregard for prudence and morality; and finally, sheer incredulity at a theory that disagrees so badly with common opinion. Lewis grants the weight of the last objection, but takes it to be outweighed by the benefits to systematic theory that acceptance of modal realism brings. He asks whether these same benefits might be gained more cheaply if we replace his many worlds by many merely 'ab.stract" representations; but concludes that all versions of this "ersatz modal realism' are in serious trouble. In the final chapter, Lewis distinguishes various questions about trans-world identity, and argues that his 'method of counterparts" is preferable to alternative approaches. Vissza

Tartalom


Vissza

David Lewis

David Lewis műveinek az Antikvarium.hu-n kapható vagy előjegyezhető listáját itt tekintheti meg: David Lewis könyvek, művek
Megvásárolható példányok

Nincs megvásárolható példány
A könyv összes megrendelhető példánya elfogyott. Ha kívánja, előjegyezheti a könyvet, és amint a könyv egy újabb példánya elérhető lesz, értesítjük.

Előjegyzem