David Lewis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_Lewis

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gptkbp:birthDate	1941-09-28
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	complications from diabetes
gptkbp:deathDate	2001-10-14
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gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:familyName	gptkb:Lewis
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:logic metaphysics philosophy of language philosophy of mind philosophy of science
gptkbp:givenName	gptkb:David
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	David Lewis
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gptkbp:language	English
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:philosopher
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:religion	atheism
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Stephanie_Lewis
gptkbp:theory	convention theory of language counterfactual analysis of causation modal realism
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