我系蒋运鹏副教授再次在国际名刊Synthese发表论文！

论文题目: Truthmaking cannot be done afar

Jiang, Asher. Truthmaking cannot be done afar. Synthese 201, 73 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04052-2

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Abstract: As concerns the explication of the intuitive notion of truthmaking, Barry Smith has an insight that deserves more attention. Basically, in his view, an object x makes a proposition  <p> true iff (i) x necessitates  and (ii)  <p> is representationally closely tied with x. To be more specific, he suggests that (ii) is fulfilled only if x is among  <p>’s ontological commitments. I appreciate his basic insight but reject his specific suggestion. I argue that we can make a more attractive proposal from his basic insight if we take into consideration that the close tie can also be realized by  <p>’s being about x.

Key Words: Barry Smith; Truthmaking; Ontological commitment; Aboutness