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[from 'Writing the Book of the World' by Theodore Sider, in 7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 9. States of Affairs ]

Full Idea

The truthmaker theorist's 'concrete' states of affairs must be distinguished from necessarily existing 'abstract' states of affairs.

Gist of Idea

We must distinguish 'concrete' from 'abstract' and necessary states of affairs.

Source

Theodore Sider (Writing the Book of the World [2011], 08.4)

Book Reference

Sider,Theodore: 'Writing the Book of the World' [OUP 2011], p.154


A Reaction

[He cites Plantinga's 'Nature of Necessity' for the second one; I presume the first one is Armstrong]