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| 18902 | Correspondence theories can't tell you what truths correspond to |
| Full Idea: The real objection to correspondence theories is that such theories fail to provide entities to which truth vehicles (as statements, sentence, or utterances) can be said to correspond. | |||
| From: Donald Davidson (The Structure and Content of Truth [1990], p.304), quoted by Fred Sommers - Intellectual Autobiography Notes 23 | |||
| A reaction: This is the remark which provoked Sommers to come out with Idea 18901, which strikes me as rather profound. |