<i>Truthmaker Monism</i>

• YUKIMOTO Taiji

  Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

• KOYAMA Tora

  Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University

Abstract

Monism is a metaphysical view according to which there is only one fundamental object. This paper will explore monism within the context of truthmaker theory, or Truthmaker Monism, a view rarely discussed in literature. Although few truthmaker theorists defend monism, at least explicitly, some theories seem to share the spirit of monism to some extent. Interestingly, they are proposed as solutions for the same problem, called the problem of negative truth. A close examination will show that while each of these solutions can account for the problem, they are unsatisfactory for different reasons. This paper will suggest a novel solution to the problem of negative truth which preserves the advantages of existing solutions while avoiding the difficulties with which they are faced.

Journal

• Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science

  Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 29 (0), 61-73, 2020

  Japan Association for Philosophy of Science

Keywords

• monism
• truthmaker
• actuality
• duplicate
• the Humean denial of necessary connections

Details

• CRID: 1390286426517672704
• NII Article ID: 130007940579
• DOI: 10.4288/jafpos.29.0_61
• ISSN: 18841228
• ISSN: 04530691
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jafpos/29/0/29_61/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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