Truthmaking and Supervenience

This paper advances a criticism of Parsons’ notion of truthmaker grounded on the notion of supervenience. I argue that none of the two naturalinterpretations of Parsons’ definition succeeds in accomplishing the several tasks intended by Parsons.

Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Joan PAGÈS
Format: Članak
Jezik:English
Izdano: University of the Basque Country 2010-01-01
Serija:Theoria
Teme:
Online pristup:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/572
Opis
Sažetak:This paper advances a criticism of Parsons’ notion of truthmaker grounded on the notion of supervenience. I argue that none of the two naturalinterpretations of Parsons’ definition succeeds in accomplishing the several tasks intended by Parsons.
ISSN:0495-4548
2171-679X