How truth depends upon being

MacBride, F. (2014) How truth depends upon being. Analysis, 74(3), pp. 370-378. (doi: 10.1093/analys/anu057)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/analys/anu057

Abstract

According to Armstrong (amongst others) ‘any truth, should depend for its truth for something “outside” it’ where this one-way dependency is explained in terms of the asymmetric relationship that obtains between a truth and its truth-maker. But there’s no need to appeal to truth-makers to make sense of this dependency. The truth of a proposition is essentially determined by the interlocking semantic mechanism of reference and satisfaction which already ensures that the truth-value of a proposition depends on how things stand outside it. By contrast, how things stand outside of a proposition is determined by other worldly mechanisms that have nothing to do with truth.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Macbride, Professor Fraser
Authors: MacBride, F.
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Journal Name:Analysis
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0003-2638
ISSN (Online):1467-8284

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