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The Viability of David Lewis's Theory of Humean Supervenience

<p>I present a defense of David Lewis's metaphysical theory of Humean Supervenience. I provide novel motivations for his theory, and look to current physical science research for support of the metaphysical theory. I draw heavily on analogies between Humean Supervenience and classical discussions of the nature of space-time. I also defend Humean Supervenience against four major philosophical objections using considerations from physics and metaphysics.</p> / Dissertation

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DUKE/oai:dukespace.lib.duke.edu:10161/3862
Date January 2011
CreatorsKerchner, Breanna
ContributorsSanford, David H
Source SetsDuke University
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation

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