Ideas from 'The Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme' by Donald Davidson [1974], 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 / B. Truthmakers / 12. Rejecting Truthmakers
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Saying truths fit experience adds nothing to truth; nothing makes sentences true
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique
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Without the dualism of scheme and content, not much is left of empiricism
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique
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Different points of view make sense, but they must be plotted on a common background
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / b. Indeterminate translation
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Criteria of translation give us the identity of conceptual schemes
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