One of America's most infuential philosophers offers his defence of modal realism. He holds that ours is but one of a plurality of possible worlds; and that we who inhabit this world are but a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the utility of modal realism is reason to believe that it is true.

On the Plurality of Worlds

Politics & Social Sciences

Lewis, David K.

Philosophy

Blackwell Pub.

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Counterfactuals (Library of philosophy and logic)

Blackwell

Does the notion of part and whole have any application to classes? Lewis argues that it does, and that the smallest parts of any class are its one-membered "singleton" subclasses. That results in a reconception of set theory. The set-theoretical making of one out of many is just the composition of one whole out of many parts. But first, one singleton must be made out of its one member - this is the distinctively set-theoretical primitive operation. Thus set theory is entangled, with mereology: the theory of parts and wholes.

Parts of Classes

Does the notion of part and whole have any application to classes? Lewis argues that it does, and that the smallest parts of any class are its one-membered "singleton" subclasses. That results in a reconception of set theory. The set-theoretical making of one out of many is just the composition of one whole out of many parts. But first, one singleton must be made out of its one member - this is the distinctively set-theoretical primitive operation. Thus set theory is entangled, with mereology: the theory of parts and wholes.

Wiley/Blackwell

Counterfactuals

Harvard University Press

The children growing up at the end of the twentieth century will face more rapid change than any generation in history. How can we insure their spiritual safety? What are they telling us about their faith needs? How do they feel about God, Christ and the Holy Spirit? How can we help them face the dangers of a post-Christian culture. Find out in The Gospel According to Generation X.

The Gospel According to Generation X: The Culture of Adolescent Belief

Religion & Spirituality

Dodd, Carley H.

Tippens, Darryl L.

Christian Books & Bibles

Abilene Christian Univ Pr

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On the Plurality of Worlds

Counterfactuals (Library of philosophy and logic)

Parts of Classes

Parts of Classes

Counterfactuals

Counterfactuals

The Gospel According to Generation X: The Culture of Adolescent Belief