more from this thinker     |     more from this text

Single Idea 18341

[filed under theme 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / c. States of affairs make truths ]

Full Idea

As truth-makers, some theorists only accept states of affairs, some only accept individuals and states of affairs, and some only accept individuals and particular properties.

Gist of Idea

Truth-makers seem to be states of affairs (plus optional individuals), or individuals and properties

Source

Adolph Rami (Introduction: Truth and Truth-Making [2009], 06)

Book Ref

'Truth and Truth-Making', ed/tr. Lowe,E.J./Rami,A. [Acumen 2009], p.10

A Reaction

It seems to me rash to opt for one of these. Truths come in wide-ranging and subtly different types, and the truth-makers probably have a similar range. Any one of these theories will almost certainly quickly succumb to a counterexample.

The 5 ideas with the same theme [truths are made true by some state of affairs]:

13881 We need to grasp not number-objects, but the states of affairs which make number statements true [Frege, by Wright,C]
23462 He says the world is the facts because it is the facts which fix all the truths [Wittgenstein, by Morris,M]
14397 Truthmaker demands not just a predication, but an existing state of affairs with essential ingredients [Merricks]
15394 Truthmaker requires a commitment to tropes or states of affairs, for contingent truths [Cameron]
18341 Truth-makers seem to be states of affairs (plus optional individuals), or individuals and properties [Rami]