A Theory of Truthmaking: Metaphysics, Ontology, and Reality
Author:   Jamin Asay (The University of Hong Kong)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   312
Publication Date:   24 March 2022
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A Theory of Truthmaking: Metaphysics, Ontology, and Reality


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Author:   Jamin Asay (The University of Hong Kong)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.459kg
ISBN:  

9781108718615


ISBN 10:   1108718612
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   24 March 2022
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Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction. A manifesto for truthmaking; Part I. Foundations: 1. A methodology for truthmaking; 2. Truthmaking, accounting, and explanation; 3. The truthmaking relation; 4. Truthmaker maximalism and the scope of truthmaking; 5. A catalog of objections; Part II. Applications: 6. Truth; 7. Analyticity; 8. Realism; Part III. Metaphysics: 9. Nominalism; 10. Presentism; 11. Mathematics; 12. Fiction; Conclusion. Building an ontology.

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'This is an engaging read: brisk, direct, and thoroughly enjoyable, with interesting and challenging arguments throughout. If you're interested in the philosophy of truth, you should read it.' Mark Jago, University of Nottingham


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Jamin Asay is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of The Primitivist Theory of Truth (Cambridge, 2013) and numerous articles on truth, truthmaking and realism.

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