Convention: A Philosophical Study
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Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
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Target entity: Convention: A Philosophical Study Context triple: [David Lewis, notableWork, Convention: A Philosophical Study]
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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is a 1985 book by Bernard Williams that critically examines the ambitions and methods of modern moral philosophy, arguing for a more historically and psychologically grounded understanding of ethical life.
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Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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E.
A System of Moral Philosophy
A System of Moral Philosophy is an influential 18th-century treatise that systematically presents Francis Hutcheson’s theories on ethics, human nature, and the foundations of moral judgment.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention: A Philosophical Study Target entity description: Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
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A.
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is a 1985 book by Bernard Williams that critically examines the ambitions and methods of modern moral philosophy, arguing for a more historically and psychologically grounded understanding of ethical life.
-
B.
Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
-
C.
Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
-
E.
A System of Moral Philosophy
A System of Moral Philosophy is an influential 18th-century treatise that systematically presents Francis Hutcheson’s theories on ethics, human nature, and the foundations of moral judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| author | David Lewis ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
common knowledge
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coordination equilibrium ⓘ mutual expectations ⓘ regularity of behavior ⓘ signaling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines | convention as a regularity in behavior in a population ⓘ |
| field | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedAuthor |
Brian Skyrms
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Michael Bacharach ⓘ Robert Stalnaker ⓘ Ruth Millikan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of common knowledge
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analysis of convention as equilibrium ⓘ discussion of signaling in language ⓘ formal analysis of coordination problems ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a landmark in the study of social conventions
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widely regarded as a classic in analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Lewis’s later work on possible worlds
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game theory ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ social ontology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
philosophy of language
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philosophy of social science ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Anglo-American analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Counterfactuals
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On the Plurality of Worlds ⓘ |
| topic |
coordination problems in society
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meaning and language use ⓘ rational agents and expectations ⓘ |
| usesTool |
game theory
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modal logic ⓘ |
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