Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Paul Horwich and J.L. Austin

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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
True sentences says the appropriate descriptive thing on the appropriate demonstrative occasion [Austin,JL]
Some correspondence theories concern facts; others are built up through reference and satisfaction [Horwich]
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
Correspondence theorists shouldn't think that a country has just one accurate map [Austin,JL]
The common-sense theory of correspondence has never been worked out satisfactorily [Horwich]