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Full Idea
An entity is objective in so far as it is intersubjective.
Gist of Idea
Objectivity is intersubjectivity
Source
Donald Davidson (Three Varieties of Knowledge [1991]), quoted by Martin Kusch - Knowledge by Agreement Ch.10
Book Ref
Kusch,Martin: 'Knowledge by Agreement' [OUP 2004], p.127
A Reaction
This thought baffled me until I saw it in the context of socialised epistemology. Effectively objectivity is subsumed under justification, which in turn is seen in a social context, not private to individuals.
| 10347 | Objectivity is intersubjectivity [Davidson] |
| 10346 | Knowing other minds rests on knowing both one's own mind and the external world [Davidson, by Dummett] |
| 8866 | If we know other minds through behaviour, but not our own, we should assume they aren't like me [Davidson] |
| 8868 | Objective truth arises from interpersonal communication [Davidson] |
| 8867 | A belief requires understanding the distinctions of true-and-false, and appearance-and-reality [Davidson] |
| 8869 | The principle of charity attributes largely consistent logic and largely true beliefs to speakers [Davidson] |
| 8870 | Content of thought is established through communication, so knowledge needs other minds [Davidson] |