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michaellevenson

michaellevenson

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One of the wackiest books I've read is 'The Plurality Of Worlds' by David Lewis. Or more accurately ,...tried to read it.
It's bizarre, and is not about the science fiction concept of alternative universes or parallel ones, but it's about the philosophical concept of postulating possible worlds to explain the meaning of sentences like;
" I could have been a movie star "
What does that actually mean?
Is it true or false. It is referring to some possible situation that doesn't exist. Possible world , or modal realism, is a way of giving meaning to these types of sentences.
Here are two vids explaining this, presented by a young cool philosopher in easy to understand language.
 
Doctor Omega

Doctor Omega

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From Wikipedia...


See also
  • Counter-Earth hypothesis—a presocratic hypothesis that posited a duplicate of Earth exists on the opposite side of the Sun in order to balance the otherwise unstable geocentricorbit of the planets.
  • Journey to the Far Side of the Sun— The first science-fiction film produced (1969 film) that dealt with a similar double Earth premise. It was initially called Doppelganger.
  • Melancholia—Another well-praised 2011 film depicting an encounter between Earth and a previously undiscovered planet.
  • The Quiet Earth—The scene in which Zac Hobson discovers a planet (similar to Saturn) rising out of the Ocean.
 
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