Philosophical Letters of David K. Lewis: Causation, Modality, Ontology: Vol 1

Beebee, Helen (Editor)/ Fisher, A. R. J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0198855451 / ISBN 13: 9780198855453

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophical Letters of David K. Lewis: Causation, Modality, Ontology: Vol 1
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198855451
• ISBN 13: 9780198855453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

The life-long correspondence of David K. Lewis, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, reveals the development, breadth, and depth of his philosophy in its historical context. The first of this two volume collection of letters focuses on his contributions to metaphysics, arguably where he made his greatest impact.

About the Author

Helen Beebee, University of Manchester, A.R.J. Fisher, University of Washington

Helen Beebee is the Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney. She was Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded project, 'The Age of Metaphysical Revolution: David Lewis and His Place in the History of Analytic Philosophy', from 2016 to 2019. She has published books on Hume and free will, as well as an accessible introduction to philosophy -- Philosophy: Why it Matters (with Michael Rush, Polity 2019).


A.R.J. Fisher is Visiting Lecturer at the University of Washington and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 2012. He specializes in metaphysics and the history of analytic philosophy. For the last five years he has extensively studied the David Lewis Papers at Princeton University and has worked on the AHRC-funded project 'The Age of Metaphysical Revolution: David Lewis and His Place in the History of Analytic Philosophy'.