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.
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University of the Basque Country
2010-01-01
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6416b8f1e4294de0aee1ca881b0c86e72022-12-22T03:37:18ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2010-01-0120219119710.1387/theoria.572569Truthmaking and SupervenienceJoan PAGÈSThis 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.http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/572Metaphysics, truth, truthmakers, supervenience.en_US |
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| title | Truthmaking and Supervenience |
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| title_short | Truthmaking and Supervenience |
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| topic | Metaphysics, truth, truthmakers, supervenience.en_US |
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