Ideas of Mulligan/Simons/Smith, by Theme

[, fl. 1984, ]

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 2. Truthmaker Relation
Part-whole is the key relation among truth-makers
3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths
The truth-maker for a sentence may not be unique, or may be a combination, or several separate items
Truth-makers cannot be the designata of the sentences they make true
Despite negative propositions, truthmakers are not logical complexes, but ordinary experiences
Moments (objects which cannot exist alone) may serve as truth-makers
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
Correspondence has to invoke facts or states of affairs, just to serve as truth-makers