Truthmakers

Philosophy Compass 1 (2):186–200 (2006)
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This bulletin contains a summary of the main topics of discussion in truthmaker theory, namely: the definition of truthmakers, problems with Truthmaker Necessitarianism and Truthmaker Maximalism, the ontological burden of truthmakers and the recalcitrant topic of truthmakers for negative truths.

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00018.x

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