Lewis on Existence and Actual Existence
Christopher Hughes, “Lewis on Existence and Actual Existence,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 80, no. 4 (2024): 1081–1122, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2024_80_4_1081.
Christopher Hughes, “Lewis on Existence and Actual Existence,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 80, no. 4 (2024): 1081–1122, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2024_80_4_1081.
Item Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Christopher Hughes |
Abstract | David Lewis holds that only some of the things that exist actually exist. He concedes that this is, on the face of it, an incredible view, but he argues that if we do enough philosophy, we can come to see that it is true. I examine and evaluate Lewis’s arguments to that effect. |
Date | 2024 |
Language | English |
Rights | © 2024 Aletheia - Associação Científica e Cultural |
Volume | 80 |
Pages | 1081-1122 |
Publication | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
DOI | 10.17990/RPF/2024_80_4_1081 |
Issue | 4 |
Date Added | 12/6/2024, 8:33:04 PM |
Modified | 12/6/2024, 10:20:18 PM |
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