Truth and Truthmakers

by D.M. Armstrong

With many adherents among contemporary philosophers, truthmaking theory is the most recent development of a realist theory of truth. D.M. Armstrong offers the first full-length study of this theory and makes a compelling case for truthmaking's importance in philosophy. His book marks a significant contribution to the debate and will be of interest to a wide range of readers working in analytical philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Metaphysics

170 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2004

About the author

David Malet Armstrong (born 8 July 1926), often D. M. Armstrong, is an Australian philosopher. He is well-known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind, and for his defence of a factualist ontology, a functionalist theory of the mind, an externalist epistemology, and a necessitarian conception of the laws of nature. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.

Reviews

[Ms. Ballister · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read and annotated this book as a Christmas gift to my boyfriend! Not sure how to rate it because it was mostly over my head! Some questions this book asked...

- What is the truthmaker for ????
- What does it mean to weigh 4kg????
- What is 7????

Anyway, this book was actually about a lot of things but no time to explain atm.