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'fragments/reports', 'Introduction to Russell's Theory of Types' and 'Intro to Contemporary Epistemology'
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 10. Making Future Truths
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The causes of future true events must exist now, so they will happen because of destiny [Chrysippus, by Cicero]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 2. Correspondence to Facts
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Graspable presentations are criteria of facts, and are molded according to their objects [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
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How could you ever know that the presentation is similar to the object? [Sext.Empiricus on Chrysippus]
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The correspondence theory also has the problem that two sets of propositions might fit the facts equally well [Dancy,J]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
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Rescher says that if coherence requires mutual entailment, this leads to massive logical redundancy [Dancy,J]
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If one theory is held to be true, all the other theories appear false, because they can't be added to the true one [Dancy,J]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 2. Coherence Truth Critique
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Even with a tight account of coherence, there is always the possibility of more than one set of coherent propositions [Dancy,J]
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