| dc.contributor.author | Rayo, Agustín | |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Spring 2008 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-13T13:47:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-13T13:47:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-06 | |
| dc.identifier | 24.260-Spring2008 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 24.260 | |
| dc.identifier.other | IMSCP-MD5-c67f6cb9658f7b7b3ab572075506d87e | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148499 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
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| dc.subject | counterfactuals | en |
| dc.subject | comparative possibility | en |
| dc.subject | counterfactual dependence | en |
| dc.subject | time | en |
| dc.subject | causation | en |
| dc.subject | causal explanation | en |
| dc.subject | probability | en |
| dc.subject | subjectivity | en |
| dc.subject | objectivity | en |
| dc.subject | chance | en |
| dc.subject | Hume | en |
| dc.subject | supervenience | en |
| dc.subject | decision theory | en |
| dc.subject | Prisoners? Dilemma | en |
| dc.subject | Newcomb problem | en |
| dc.subject | free will | en |
| dc.subject | determinism | en |
| dc.subject | plurality of worlds | en |
| dc.subject | possible worlds | en |
| dc.subject | time travel | en |
| dc.title | 24.260 Topics in Philosophy: David Lewis, Spring 2008 | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Topics in Philosophy: David Lewis | en |
| dc.audience.educationlevel | Undergraduate | |
| dc.subject.cip | 380101 | en |
| dc.subject.cip | Philosophy | en |
| dc.subject.cip | 380199 | en |
| dc.subject.cip | Philosophy, Other | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-13T13:47:41Z | |
