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Ideas for 'Representation and Reality', 'Ignorance: a Case for Scepticism' and 'Deflating Existential Consequence'

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 12. Rejecting Truthmakers

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'Mickey Mouse is a fictional mouse' is true without a truthmaker [Azzouni]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth

2345	Semantic notions do not occur in Tarski's definitions, but assessing their correctness involves translation [Putnam]

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth

2347	Asserting the truth of an indexical statement is not the same as uttering the statement [Putnam]

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Truth is dispensable, by replacing truth claims with the sentence itself [Azzouni]

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 2. Deflationary Truth

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Truth lets us assent to sentences we can't explicitly exhibit [Azzouni]