There’s no existent like ‘no existence’ like no existent I know

Philosophical Studies 148 (3):387-400 (2010)
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The aim of this paper is to motivate and then defend a restricted version of the truth-maker theory. In defending such a theory I hope to do away with the perceived need for ‘negative existents’ such as totality facts and the like.

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