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[from 'A Powers Theory of Modality' by Jonathan D. Jacobs, in 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 11. Truthmaking and Correspondence ]

Full Idea

I assume a form of truthmaking theory, ..which is a many-many relation, unlike, say correspondence, so that one entity can make multiple truths true and one truth can have multiple truthmakers.

Gist of Idea

Unlike correspondence, truthmaking can be one truth to many truthmakers, or vice versa

Source

Jonathan D. Jacobs (A Powers Theory of Modality [2010], §1)

Book Reference

-: 'Philosophical Studies' [-], p.2


A Reaction

This sounds like common sense, once you think about it. One tree makes many things true, and one statement about trees is made true by many trees.