Full Idea
The key role of Convention-T in determining that truth, as characterised by the theory, has the same extension as the intuitive concept of truth makes it seem that it is truth rather than reference that is the basic primitive.
Clarification
Convention-T: "p" is true iff p
Gist of Idea
Truth is the basic concept, because Convention-T is agreed to fix the truths of a language
Source
Donald Davidson (Truth and Predication [2005], 2)
Book Reference
Davidson,Donald: 'Truth and Predication' [Belknap Harvard 2005], p.35
A Reaction
The key strength of Tarski's account is that it specifies the extension of 'true' for a given language (as expressed in a richer meta-language).
Related Idea
Idea 19145 We can explain truth in terms of satisfaction - but also explain satisfaction in terms of truth [Davidson]