D. M. Armstrong Quotes
David Malet Armstrong was an Australian philosopher and the leading representative of the school of Australian materialism. Educated at Sydney and Oxford, he held the chair of philosophy at Sydney for nearly three decades. The quotes below are attributed to D. M. Armstrong, organized by topic.
D. M. Armstrong on Mind
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Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:
“Mental states are physical states of the central nervous system.”
D. M. Armstrong on Nature
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Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:
“Causation is a relation between states of affairs.”
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Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:
“Possible worlds are recombinations of actual elements.”
D. M. Armstrong on Truth
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Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:
“Universals are immanent in the particulars that have them.”
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Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:
“Every truth requires a truthmaker.”