Sir David K. Lewis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Schock_Prize_in_Logic_and_Philosophy
gptkbp:birthDate 1941-09-28
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:deathDate 2001-10-14
gptkbp:field philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir David K. Lewis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hilary_Putnam
gptkb:Daniel_Dennett
gptkb:David_Chalmers
gptkb:John_Searle
gptkb:Saul_Kripke
Robert Stalnaker
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:W.V.O._Quine
gptkb:Rudolf_Carnap
gptkbp:knownFor philosophical logic
modal realism
counterfactuals
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableAlumni the problem of evil
theories of meaning
possible worlds
gptkbp:notableWork Philosophical Logic
Philosophical Papers
Counterfactuals
Modal Realism
The Language of Thought
Theories of Meaning
The Principles of Mathematics
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Parts of Classes
The Mind and the World
The_Problem_of_Evil
The_Nature_of_Truth
On_the_Plurality_of_Worlds
The_Metaphysics_of_Modality
The_Plurality_of_Worlds
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
professor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Stefanie_Lewis