NDLI: Positive truthmakers for negative truths: a solution to Molnar’s problem

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Waechter, Jonas
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The present paper addresses Molnar’s problem (Australas J Philos 78(1):72–86, 2000): that of finding positive truthmakers for negative truths. The proposed solution, called (Simple), is to hold truth and falsity to be primitive and positive features of propositions and to take every literal negative truth to be made true by the falsity of the atomic proposition that it embeds. The solution is shown to be compatible with Maximalism, Necessitarianism and with the Entailment Thesis, as well as with most if not all possible variants of truthmaking theory. Other advantages of (Simple) are noted: it doesn’t require the inclusion of exotic objects in one’s ontology; it doesn’t require any revision of one’s logic or of one’s theory of modality. The solution also allows one to eschew negative facts, tropes and properties while providing a definition of negativity (DefNegativity) for certain literal propositions. The paper ends by rebutting several objections that may be levelled against (Simple).
Starting Page	579
Ending Page	592
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00318116
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume Number	174
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15730883
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-06-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Metaphysics Truthmaking Negation Negative facts Facts Correspondence theory of truth Philosophy Epistemology Philosophy of Mind Ethics Philosophy of Language
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy

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