David Kellogg Lewis: References & Edit History
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Much of Lewis’s best work is contained in his papers, most of which have been reprinted in collections: Philosophical Papers: Volume I (1983), Philosophical Papers: Volume II (1986), Papers in Philosophical Logic (1998), and Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology (1999). In addition to Convention: A Philosophical Study (1969), Lewis is also the author of Counterfactuals (1973), On the Plurality of Worlds (1986), and Parts of Classes (1990).
Two valuable collections of essays on Lewis’s philosophy are Gerhard Preyer and Frank Siebelt (eds.), Reality and Humean Supervenience: Essays on the Philosophy of David Lewis (2001); and Frank Jackson and Graham Priest (eds.), Lewisian Themes: The Philosophy of David K. Lewis (2004).
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| Anniversary information added. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 24, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University - Department of Philosophy - Biography of David Kellogg Lewis. | Apr 16, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of David Lewis. | Apr 16, 2012 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 23, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 16, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 17, 2006 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Aug 17, 2006 |
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