Elusive knowledge

Cambridge University Press. Edited by Keith DeRose & Ted A. Warfield (1996)
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David Lewis (1941-2001) was Class of 1943 University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. His contributions spanned philosophical logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, metaphysics, and epistemology. In On the Plurality of Worlds, he defended his challenging metaphysical position, "modal realism." He was also the author of the books Convention, Counterfactuals, Parts of Classes, and several volumes of collected papers

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reprint Lewis, David (1999) "Elusive knowledge". In Lewis, David K., Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Volume 2, pp. : Cambridge University Press (1999)
reprint Lewis, David (1999) "Elusive Knowledge". In DeRose, Keith, Warfield, Ted A., Skepticism: Contemporary Readings, pp. : Oxford University Press (1999)
reprint Lewis, David (1999) "Elusive Knowledge". In DeRose, Keith, Warfield, Ted A., Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader, pp. : OUP Usa (1999)
reprint Lewis, David (2000) "Elusive Knowledge". In Bernecker, Sven, Dretske, Fred I., Knowledge: Readings in Contemporary Epistemology, pp. : Oxford University Press (2000)
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