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Single Idea 6994

[filed under theme 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / d. Being makes truths ]

Full Idea

Truth supervenes on being.

Clarification

'Supervenes' means dependent and inseparable

Gist of Idea

Truth supervenes on being

Source

Frank Jackson (From Metaphysics to Ethics [1998], Ch.5)

Book Ref

Jackson,Frank: 'From Metaphysics to Ethics' [OUP 2000], p.118

A Reaction

A nice slogan for those of us who find the word 'truth' to be meaningful.

The 7 ideas with the same theme [truths supervene on how things actually are]:

6994 Truth supervenes on being [Jackson]
15548 Say 'truth is supervenient on being', but construe 'being' broadly [Lewis]
14025 The weaker version of Truthmaker: 'truth supervenes on being' [Crisp,TM]
14396 If 'truth supervenes on being', worlds with the same entities, properties and relations have the same truths [Merricks]
14400 If truth supervenes on being, that won't explain why truth depends on being [Merricks]
18346 'Truth supervenes on being' only gives necessary (not sufficient) conditions for contingent truths [Rami]
18345 'Truth supervenes on being' avoids entities as truth-makers for negative truths [Rami]