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Single Idea 4743

[filed under theme 10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity ]

Full Idea

The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth.

Gist of Idea

The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth

Source

David M. Armstrong (A World of States of Affairs [1997], p.115), quoted by Pascal Engel - Truth Ch.1

Book Ref

Engel,Pascal: 'Truth' [Acumen 2002], p.23

A Reaction

Armstrong's 'truth-make principle'. It seems to be a necessity which is neither natural nor analytic, making it metaphysically necessary. Or is it part of the definition of truth?

The 5 ideas from 'A World of States of Affairs'

15550 Properties are contingently existing beings with multiple locations in space and time [Armstrong, by Lewis]
4798 In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation [Armstrong, by Psillos]
9497 Without modality, Armstrong falls back on fictionalism to support counterfactual laws [Bird on Armstrong]
4743 The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth [Armstrong]
4742 Correspondence may be one-many or many one, as when either p or q make 'p or q' true [Armstrong]