Ideas from 'A World of States of Affairs' by David M. Armstrong [1997], by Theme Structure

[found in 'A World of States of Affairs' by Armstrong,D.M. [CUP 1997,0-521-58948-7]].

green numbers give full details    |     back to texts     |     expand these ideas

---

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

4742	Correspondence may be one-many or many one, as when either p or q make 'p or q' true

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

9497	Without modality, Armstrong falls back on fictionalism to support counterfactual laws [Bird]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

15550

Properties are contingently existing beings with multiple locations in space and time [Lewis]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity

4743	The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

4798	In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation [Psillos]