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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / c. States of affairs make truths

[truths are made true by some state of affairs]

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