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Single Idea 12442

[filed under theme 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 12. Rejecting Truthmakers ]

Full Idea

'Mickey Mouse is a fictional mouse' can be taken as true without have any truthmaker.

Gist of Idea

'Mickey Mouse is a fictional mouse' is true without a truthmaker

Source

Jody Azzouni (Deflating Existential Consequence [2004], Ch.3)

Book Ref

Azzouni,Jody: 'Deflating Existential Consequence' [OUP 2004], p.57

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A Reaction

There might be an equivocation over 'true' here. 'What, really really true that he IS a fictional mouse?'