On the Plurality of Worlds (1986) is a book by the philosopher David Lewis that defends the thesis of modal realism. "The thesis states that the world we are part of is but one of a plurality of worlds," as he writes in the preface, "and that we who inhabit this world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds." It is not to be confused with the work of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle.
The book is divided into four chapters.
Read more about On The Plurality Of Worlds: Chapter 1 - A Philosopher's Paradise, Chapter 2 - Paradox in Paradise?, Chapter 3 - Paradise On The Cheap?, Chapter 4 - Counterparts or Double Lives?
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