Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Volume 2 Lewis Paperback 9780521587877

Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Volume 2\n\nThis second volume of papers is devoted to Lewis's work in metaphysics and epistemology.\n\nDavid Lewis (Author)\n\n9780521587877, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 13 January 1999\n\n464 pages\n21.5 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.545 kg\n\nThis volume is devoted to Lewis's work in metaphysics and epistemology. Topics covered include properties, ontology, possibility, truthmaking, probability, the mind-body problem, vision, belief, and knowledge. The purpose of this collection, and the volumes that precede and follow it, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher. The volume will serve as a useful work of reference for teachers and students of philosophy.\n\nIntroduction\n 1. New Work for a theory of universals\n 2. Putnam's paradox\n 3. Against structural universals\n 4. A comment on Armstrong and Forrest\n 5. Extrinsic properties\n 6. Defining 'intrinsic' (with Rae L]