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[from 'Writing the Book of the World' by Theodore Sider, in 3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / b. Objects make truths ]

Full Idea

According to the entrenched truthmaker theorist, the fundamental facts consist just of facts citing the existence of entities. It's hard to see how all the complexity we experience could possibly be explained from that sparse basis.

Gist of Idea

Orthodox truthmaker theories make entities fundamental, but that is poor for explanation

Source

Theodore Sider (Writing the Book of the World [2011], 08.5)

Book Reference

Sider,Theodore: 'Writing the Book of the World' [OUP 2011], p.160


A Reaction

This may be the 'entrenched' truthmaker view, but it is not clear why there could not be more complicated fundamental truthmakers, with structure as well as entities. And powers.