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Single Idea 21348

[from 'Relations' by John Heil, in 8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations ]

Full Idea

We might say that the truthmakers for 'six is greater than five' are six and five themselves. On this view, truthmakers for one class of relational truths are non-relational features of the world.

Gist of Idea

In the case of 5 and 6, their relational truthmaker is just the numbers

Source

John Heil (Relations [2009], 'Founding')

Book Reference

'Routledge Companion to Metaphysics', ed/tr. Le Poidevin/Simons etc [Routledge 2012], p.316


A Reaction

That seems to be a good way of expressing the existence of an internal relation.

Related Idea

Idea 21351 Truthmaking is a clear example of an internal relation [Heil]