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  • "But then it was the custom to take that man and drop him in the moat; for ancient man was not disposed to let any factualist spoil a good story."

    This Column Is Real, 2008

  • By far the most popular factualist alternative to factualist truthmaker maximalism is the view that all logically atomic truths have truthmakers and that these are formally simple or atomic facts or the view that the only truthmakers which are facts are formally simple.

    Facts Mulligan, Kevin 2007

  • By far the most popular objection to factualist truthmaker maximalism, an objection made by both friends and enemies of facts, is that it is ontologically baroque, that is to say, incredible.

    Facts Mulligan, Kevin 2007

  • In the debate between friends and enemies of factualist truthmaker maximalism it is often assumed that truthmakers must be ontologically or metaphysically fundamental.

    Facts Mulligan, Kevin 2007

  • If facts are not ontologically fundamental, then one objection to factualist truthmaker maximalism misses its mark.

    Facts Mulligan, Kevin 2007

  • The anti-realist views to be discussed below are factualist about the discourses describing certain contentious domains.

    Semantic Challenges to Realism Khlentzos, Drew 2004

  • Of course they'll shoot him down, he's the denial breaker, the factualist .... the unbeliever ..

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Lady Gaga the new Michael Jackson fanpagefr musique: Michael Jackson: des cr�mes servant � �claircir la peau ont �t� d�couvertes � son domicile, selon des documents factualist Michael Jackson's Doctor's License May Be Revoked -

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

  • What I am is a journalist - and in some small way, because of that, a factualist.

    The Telegram: Local News 2009

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