Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
author academic |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Oxford |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Biography_or_Autobiography
National Book Award |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1931-09-28
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:David_Lewis_Jr.
gptkb:Sarah_Lewis gptkb:Rebecca_Lewis |
| gptkbp:contribution |
the development of modal logic
the discussion of identity and difference the exploration of the limits of human understanding the analysis of possible worlds the analysis of social philosophy the analysis of the nature of time the analysis of the philosophy of art the analysis of truth and reference the critique of essentialism the discussion of aesthetics the discussion of political philosophy the discussion of the philosophy of science the examination of language and meaning the examination of moral philosophy the examination of the philosophy of mind the examination of the philosophy of religion the exploration of the concept of free will the exploration of the nature of consciousness the exploration of the nature of reality the exploration of the philosophy of history the investigation of causation the study of fiction the examination of the implications of quantum mechanics |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2021-03-25
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| gptkbp:field |
philosophy
metaphysics philosophy of language |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
David Levering Lewis
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
theoretical physicists
philosophers of language metaphysicians |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Gottlob_Frege
gptkb:David_Hume gptkb:W.V.O._Quine |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
philosophy of mind
modal realism theories of counterfactuals |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Counterfactuals
On_the_Plurality_of_Worlds |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Ruth_Lewis
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