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 Reference
Lewis,David: 'Philosophical Papers Vol.2' [OUP 1986], p.-10
A Reaction
Basing laws on this picture is what Lewis calls 'Humean Supervenience'.