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| Actual: in relation to the real world as opposed to a merely possible world or situation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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David K. Lewis on Actuality - Dictionary of Arguments
IV 18 Actuality/actual/possible world/Lewis: "actual" should be analyzed as an index word. In every world "actual" refers to this particular world. Important argument: but that does not mean that the meaning of "actual" changes in any way. Non-rigidity: does not mean that the importance varies from possible world to possible world. "Actual": is an operator. LewisVsScepticism: "I am actual" is true in every possible world. That we can know. But "all worlds are actual" is wrong in every possible world. >Possible world/Lewis, >Identity across worlds, >Centered world, >Accessibility, >Modalities. IV 22 Actual/actuality/Lewis: primary sense: actuality refers to the possible world in which the statement is made. Secondary sense: shifts the reference to the context, e.g. only primary sense: there could have been items that differ from the actual ones, e.g. I could be richer than I really am. This is only a secondary meaning: e.g. the following is contingent: in the real world (actual world) Caesar was assassinated. E.g. Alpha be the name of the actual world: alpha (without quotation marks) might also not have been the actual world. IV 24 Actual/ontology/actuality/existence/there is/Lewis: thesis: there are many things that are not actual, e.g. an uncountable number of people, spread over many possible worlds. LewisVsCommon Sense: not everything is actual. There is a difference between "exists"/"there is". >Existence/"There is". _____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Lewis I David K. Lewis Die Identität von Körper und Geist Frankfurt 1989 Lewis I (a) David K. Lewis An Argument for the Identity Theory, in: Journal of Philosophy 63 (1966) In Die Identität von Körper und Geist, , Frankfurt/M. 1989 Lewis I (b) David K. Lewis Psychophysical and Theoretical Identifications, in: Australasian Journal of Philosophy 50 (1972) In Die Identität von Körper und Geist, , Frankfurt/M. 1989 Lewis I (c) David K. Lewis Mad Pain and Martian Pain, Readings in Philosophy of Psychology, Vol. 1, Ned Block (ed.) Harvard University Press, 1980 In Die Identität von Körper und Geist, , Frankfurt/M. 1989 Lewis II David K. Lewis "Languages and Language", in: K. Gunderson (Ed.), Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. VII, Language, Mind, and Knowledge, Minneapolis 1975, pp. 3-35 In Handlung, Kommunikation, Bedeutung, Georg Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1979 Lewis IV David K. Lewis Philosophical Papers Bd I New York Oxford 1983 Lewis V David K. Lewis Philosophical Papers Bd II New York Oxford 1986 Lewis VI David K. Lewis Convention. A Philosophical Study, Cambridge/MA 1969 German Edition: Konventionen Berlin 1975 LewisCl Clarence Irving Lewis Collected Papers of Clarence Irving Lewis Stanford 1970 LewisCl I Clarence Irving Lewis Mind and the World Order: Outline of a Theory of Knowledge (Dover Books on Western Philosophy) 1991 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18