Ideas from 'A World of States of Affairs' by David M. Armstrong [1997], by Theme Structure
[found in 'A World of States of Affairs' by Armstrong,D.M. [CUP 1997,0-521-58948-7]].
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
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Correspondence may be one-many or many one, as when either p or q make 'p or q' true
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism
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Without modality, Armstrong falls back on fictionalism to support counterfactual laws [Bird]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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Properties are contingently existing beings with multiple locations in space and time [Lewis]
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity
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The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation [Psillos]
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