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This approach centers on the truthmaker or truthmaking principle: Every truth has a truthmaker; or alternatively: For every truth there is something that makes it true.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

Moreover, truthmaker theory should not simply be assumed to be a version of the correspondence theory; indeed, some advocates present it as a competitor to the correspondence theory (see below, Section 8.5).

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

The (a) - use is usually the intended one; it expresses a relation peculiar to truth and leads to a use of “truthmaker” that actually picks out the items that would normally be intended by those using the term.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

So, on the (b) - use, “truthmaking” and “truthmaker” do not signal any affinity with the basic idea underlying the correspondence theory of truth, whereas on the (a) - use these terms do signal such an affinity.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

Another approach to truth that has recently received considerable attention is truthmaker theory; it is sometimes viewed as a competitor to, sometimes as a more liberal version of, the correspondence theory.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

There is one straightforward difference between truthmaker theory and most correspondence theories.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

All advocates of truthmaker theory maintain that the truthmaking relation is not one-one but many-many: some truths are made true by more than one truthmaker; some truthmakers make true more than one truth.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

This theory should be distinguished from informal truthmaker talk: not everyone employing the latter would subscribe to the former.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

A truthmaker theory may be presented as a competitor to the correspondence theory or as a version of the correspondence theory.

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009

Other advocates would follow Armstrong who tends to present his truthmaker theory as a liberal form of correspondence theory; indeed, he seems committed to the view that the truth of a

The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009