Ideas from 'Thought and Talk' by Donald Davidson [1975], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation (2nd ed)' by Davidson,Donald [OUP 2001,0-19-924629-7]].
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth
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A sentence is held true because of a combination of meaning and belief
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs
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Having a belief involves the possibility of being mistaken
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism
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The concept of belief can only derive from relationship to a speech community
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought
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Thought depends on speech
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 8. Human Thought
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A creature doesn't think unless it interprets another's speech
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 5. Concepts and Language / a. Concepts and language
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Concepts are only possible in a language community
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
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An understood sentence can be used for almost anything; it isn't language if it has only one use
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism
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The pattern of sentences held true gives sentences their meaning
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