Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Peter Forrest and Richard Montague

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4 ideas

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 3. Truthmaker Maximalism

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The truth-maker principle is that every truth has a sufficient truth-maker [Forrest]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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'The' is a quantifier, like 'every' and 'a', and does not result in denotation [Montague]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Structural universals might serve as possible worlds [Forrest, by Lewis]