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Single Idea 9426

[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature ]

Full Idea

The world is a vast mosaic of local matters of particular fact, just one little thing and then another.

Gist of Idea

The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact

Source

David Lewis (Introduction to Philosophical Papers II [1986])

Book Ref

Lewis,David: 'Philosophical Papers Vol.2' [OUP 1986], p.-10

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A Reaction

Basing laws on this picture is what Lewis calls 'Humean Supervenience'.

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The 2 ideas from 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers II'

9426	The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact [Lewis]

16210

Humean supervenience says the world is just a vast mosaic of qualities in space-time [Lewis]