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D. M. Armstrong Quotes on Nature

David Malet Armstrong was an Australian philosopher and the leading representative of the school of Australian materialism. This page collects quotes attributed to D. M. Armstrong on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:

    “Universals are immanent in the particulars that have them.”

  • Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:

    “Mental states are physical states of the central nervous system.”

  • Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:

    “Causation is a relation between states of affairs.”

  • Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:

    “Every truth requires a truthmaker.”

  • Attributed to D. M. Armstrong:

    “Possible worlds are recombinations of actual elements.”