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Ideas for 'On Propositions: What they are,and Meaning', 'The Trouble with Possible Worlds' and 'Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers

5784	In its primary and formal sense, 'true' applies to propositions, not beliefs [Russell]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 9. Rejecting Truth

4726	Rorty seems to view truth as simply being able to hold one's view against all comers [Rorty, by O'Grady]

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers

5777	The truth or falsehood of a belief depends upon a fact to which the belief 'refers' [Russell]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

5783	Propositions of existence, generalities, disjunctions and hypotheticals make correspondence tricky [Russell]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

2549	For James truth is "what it is better for us to believe" rather than a correct picture of reality [Rorty]