
A Theory of Truthmaking
Metaphysics, Ontology, and Reality
Jamin Asay(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 30. April 2020
Book
Hardback
306 pages
978-1-108-49988-0 (ISBN)
Description
The theory of truthmaking has long aroused skepticism from philosophers who believe it to be tangled up in contentious ontological commitments and unnecessary theoretical baggage. In this book, Jamin Asay shows why that suspicion is unfounded. Challenging the current orthodoxy that truthmaking's fundamental purpose is to be a tool for explaining why truths are true, Asay revives the conception of truthmaking as fundamentally an exercise in ontology: a means for coordinating one's beliefs about what is true and one's ontological commitments. He goes on to show how truthmaking connects to analyticity, truth, and realism, and how it contributes to debates over nominalism, presentism, mathematical objects, and fictional characters. His book is the most comprehensive exploration to date into what truthmaking is and how it contributes to metaphysical debates across philosophy, and will interest a wide range of readers in metaphysics and beyond.
Reviews / Votes
'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 NottinghamMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-49988-0 (9781108499880)
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Person
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.
Content
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.