Ideas from 'Armstrong on combinatorial possibility' by David Lewis [1992], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' by Lewis,David [CUP 1999,0-521-58787-5]].
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis
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Armstrong's analysis seeks truthmakers rather than definitions
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths
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Predications aren't true because of what exists, but of how it exists
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / d. Being makes truths
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Say 'truth is supervenient on being', but construe 'being' broadly
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 9. Making Past Truths
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Presentism says only the present exists, so there is nothing for tensed truths to supervene on
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 9. States of Affairs
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How do things combine to make states of affairs? Constituents can repeat, and fail to combine
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