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The class will be devoted to the work of David Lewis, one of the most exciting and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. We will have seminar-style discussions about his work on counterfactuals, time, causation, probability, and decision-theory.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- counterfactuals
- comparative possibility
- counterfactual dependence
- time
- causation
- causal explanation
- probability
- subjectivity
- objectivity
- chance
- hume
- supervenience
- decision theory
- prisoners? dilemma
- newcomb problem
- free will
- determinism
- plurality of worlds
- possible worlds
- time travel
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- linguistics and philosophy
- counterfactuals
- comparative possibility
- counterfactual dependence
- time
- causation
- causal explanation
- probability
- subjectivity
- objectivity
- chance
- hume
- supervenience
- decision theory
- prisoners? dilemma
- newcomb problem
- free will
- determinism
- plurality of worlds
- possible worlds
- time travel
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This OER is part of OCW: Topics in Philosophy: David Lewis
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Inherited Tag(s):
- linguistics and philosophy
- counterfactuals
- comparative possibility
- counterfactual dependence
- time
- causation
- causal explanation
- probability
- subjectivity
- objectivity
- chance
- hume
- supervenience
- decision theory
- prisoners? dilemma
- newcomb problem
- free will
- determinism
- plurality of worlds
- possible worlds
- time travel
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