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Single Idea 18381

[catalogued under 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 8. Making General Truths]

Full Idea

The mereological sum of what happens to be all the men does not necessitate that it is all the men. So if truthmaking involves necessitation, then this object cannot be the complete truthmaker for .

Gist of Idea

Necessitating general truthmakers must also specify their limits

Source

David M. Armstrong (Truth and Truthmakers [2004], 06.1)

Book Reference

Armstrong,D.M.: 'Truth and Truthmakers' [CUP 2004], p.68


A Reaction

[He invokes Russell has his source] His point is that the truthmaker needs a further fact, beyond the men, which specifies that this is all of them. But only if truthmakers necessitate their truths (as Armstrong claims). I'm sympathetic to both claims.