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Truthmaking

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Truthmaking
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jamin Asay
SeriesElements in Metaphysics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Category/GenrePhilosophy
Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology
ISBN/Barcode 9781009112031
ClassificationsDewey:121
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Truthmaking is the metaphysical exploration of the idea that what is true depends upon what exists. Truthmaker theorists argue about what the truthmaking relation involves, which truths require truthmakers, and what those truthmakers are. This Element covers the dominant views on these core issues in truthmaking. It also explores some key metaphysical topics and debates that are usefully approached by employing the tools of truthmaker theory: the debate between presentists and eternalists over the existence of entities from the past, and the debate between actualists and possibilists over merely possible states of affairs. In the final section, the Element explores how to think about truthmakers for truths involving social constructions.