Ideas from 'Truth-makers' by Mulligan/Simons/Smith [1984], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Truth and Truth-Making' (ed/tr Lowe,E.J./Rami,A.) [Acumen 2009,978-1-84465-145-0]].

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 2. Truthmaker Relation

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Part-whole is the key relation among truth-makers

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths

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Moments (objects which cannot exist alone) may serve as truth-makers

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The truth-maker for a sentence may not be unique, or may be a combination, or several separate items

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Truth-makers cannot be the designata of the sentences they make true

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Despite negative propositions, truthmakers are not logical complexes, but ordinary experiences

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique

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Correspondence has to invoke facts or states of affairs, just to serve as truth-makers