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Full Idea
Truth is one of the clearest and most basic concepts we have, so it is fruitless to dream of eliminating it in favor of something simpler or more fundamental.
Gist of Idea
Truth is basic and clear, so don't try to replace it with something simpler
Source
Donald Davidson (Truth and Predication [2005], 3)
Book Ref
Davidson,Donald: 'Truth and Predication' [Belknap Harvard 2005], p.55
A Reaction
For redundancy theorists, I suppose, truth would be eliminated in favour of 'assertion'. Replacing it with 'satisfaction' doesn't seem very illuminating. Davidson would say 'reference' is more tricky and elusive than truth.