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Truthbearer vs Truthmaker - What's the difference?

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Truthmaker is a related term of truthbearer.



In philosophy terms the difference between truthbearer and truthmaker

is that truthbearer is an entity that is said to be either true or false while truthmaker is that entity in virtue of which a truthbearer is true.

truthbearer

English

(wikipedia truthbearer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) An entity that is said to be either true or false.

    • Related terms

    * truthbearing * truthmaker

    truthmaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) That entity in virtue of which a truthbearer is true.
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    See also

    *(wikipedia "truthmaker")