Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology
Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology
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This is part of a three-volume collection of most of David Lewis' papers in philosophy, except for those that previously appeared in his Philosophical Papers (Oxford University Press, 1983 and 1986). They are now offered in a readily accessible form. This second volume is devoted to Lewis' work in metaphysics and epistemology. The purpose of this collection, and the volumes that precede and follow it, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher. The volume will serve as a useful work of reference for teachers and students of philosophy.
- Lewis is the single most important selling point of this series of 3 volumes - he is one of the world's best-known philosophers with an international reputation
- This volume deals with more mainstream issues in metaphysics and epistemology than the first rather technical volume and so should sell better
- Joins the already published collection of essays Papers in Philosophical Logic. Final volume, Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy will be published in April 2000
Product details
- Published: January 1999
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780521587877
- Length: 464 pages
- Dimensions: 215 × 140 × 29 mm
- Weight: 0.545kg
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. New Work for a theory of universals
- 2. Putnam's paradox
- 3. Against structural universals
- 4. A comment on Armstrong and Forrest
- 5. Extrinsic properties
- 6. Defining 'intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)
- 7. Finkish dispositions
- 8. Noneism or Allism?
- 9. Many, but almost one
- 10. Casati and Varzi on holes (with Stephanie Lewis)
- 11. Rearrangement of particles: reply to Lowe
- 12. Armstrong on combinatorial possibility
- 13. A world of truthmakers?
- 14. Maudlin and modal mystery
- 15. Humean supervenience debugged
- 16. Psychophysical and theoretical identifications
- 17. What experience teaches
- 18. Reduction of mind
- 19. Should a materialist believe in Qualia?
- 20. Naming the colours
- 21. Percepts and color mosaics in visual experience
- 22. Individuation by acquaintance and by stipulation
- 23. Why conditionalize?
- 24. What puzzling Pierre does not believe
- 25. Elusive knowledge
- Index.
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