David lewis thought about all things in the world in four dimensions. One of his signature views was that the four dimensional self was the only self there. This is going to be the theory of the self that solves one the paradoxes of time. Remember this dat man, september 20 eighth. Ninetteen orty one. It may be a history making day. All eyes are on this man. E tentyene nenteen fofor e s hes at. 19 forty one. The number one song is blue champagne by jimmy dorse.
David Lewis was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, who few outside of academia know much about. By the time of his death in 2001, he was the greatest systematic thinker in metaphysics since the Enlightenment. In Part 1 of a four-part series, we follow his journey from sick little boy in Oberlin, Ohio to teenager learning about free will from Iris Murdoch. We accompany the story of his early life with his theory of time, time travel, and the self. Guest voices include R. Jay Wallace, Mark Schroeder, Steffi Lewis, Donald Lewis, Ellen Lewis, Alan Hajek, John Bigelow, and Meghan Sullivan.
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