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Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 13, 2017 4 facts
claimDavid Lewis argues that the objects of belief are properties (or centred worlds) rather than propositions, based on his 'Two Gods' example where each God knows all true propositions at their world but fails to know which of the two Gods he is.
claimDavid Lewis claims that all belief is self-locating or 'de se', meaning every belief involves the self-ascription of a property and is therefore an instance of self-consciousness.
referenceCappelen and Dever (2013) argue against the philosophical claims surrounding the 'essential indexical', specifically challenging the arguments for it made by Perry and Lewis.
claimDavid Lewis distinguishes between 'de dicto' and 'de se' attitudes in his 1979 paper 'Attitudes De Dicto and De Se'.
The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimDavid Lewis characterized David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' as 'exceptionally ambitious and exceptionally successful' and considered it 'the best book in philosophy of mind for many years.'
claimDavid Lewis, a proponent of materialism, praised David Chalmers for his understanding of the issues presented in 'The Conscious Mind', despite Lewis's own views being criticized throughout the book.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 1 fact
referenceDavid Lewis published 'Elusive Knowledge' in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy in 1996.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimPhilosophers David Lewis and Steven Pinker have praised David Chalmers for his argumentative rigour and "impeccable clarity" regarding the hard problem of consciousness.
Pluralism About Group Knowledge: A Reply to Jesper Kallestrup ... social-epistemology.com Jan 20, 2023 1 fact
claimThe theory of fragmented belief, supported by David Lewis (1982), Borgoni (2016), and Bendaña and Mandelbaum (2021), posits that some beliefs may not align with other beliefs or with action.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceA reductive explanation, as defined by David Lewis (1972) and utilized by David Chalmers, provides a deductive argument concluding with an identity statement between a target phenomenon and a lower-level physical realizer.