{"product_id":"9780631224266","title":"On the Plurality of Worlds","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOn the Plurality of Worlds\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Lewis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Metaphysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (1941- 2001) was Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eConvention \u003c\/i\u003e(reissued by Blackwell 2002), \u003ci\u003eCounterfactuals\u003c\/i\u003e (reissued by Blackwell 2000), \u003ci\u003eParts of Classes\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and of numerous articles in metaphysics and other areas. Many of his writings are available in his \u003ci\u003eCollected Papers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 February 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631224266\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384615792780,"sku":"9780631224266","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631224266_5dfebcb2-c302-4d18-a56e-38c8101d4a9e.jpg?v=1780176708","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631224266","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}