by Frederique Janssen-Lauret | May 30, 2018 | Letter of the Month
In this letter to Campbell, Lewis discusses the relationship between tropes and theories of space and time in the philosophy of physics. What is a Trope? Tropes are properties or relations which are not universal, but particular. For instance, the blackness of this...
by Frederique Janssen-Lauret | May 15, 2018 | Environmental Sustainability, Events, News
As part of our impact agenda for sustainability, I blog regularly about green issues. This is a third post with tips on how to run a sustainable conference. Previous posts covered travel and travel costs and virtual conferencing. Vegetarian and Vegan Food and Drink A...
by Frederique Janssen-Lauret | Apr 30, 2018 | Letter of the Month
In this letter to Solomon, Lewis reflects on disagreement in philosophy and ascribing mental states to turkeys. Disagreement in Logic and Philosophy Lewis believes that philosophical disagreements often reach a deadlock where neither side will move. Lewis here points...
by Frederique Janssen-Lauret | Apr 15, 2018 | Environmental Sustainability, Events, News
As part of our impact agenda for this project, I post monthly on environmental sustainability. This month’s post contains more tips for hosting a more sustainable conference. Last month’s post covered travel and costs. Virtual Presentations Consider having...
by Frederique Janssen-Lauret | Mar 30, 2018 | Letter of the Month
In this letter to Follesdal, Lewis presents an early draft of his famous theory of counterparts. Do Possible Worlds Exist? Famously, Lewis believed in the existence of infinitely many physical possible universes. Lewis had been an early adopter of modal logic. Such...