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Single Idea 19147

[from 'Truth and Predication' by Donald Davidson, in 3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth ]

Full Idea

The key role of Convention-T in determining that truth, as characterised by the theory, has the same extension as the intuitive concept of truth makes it seem that it is truth rather than reference that is the basic primitive.

Clarification

Convention-T: "p" is true iff p

Gist of Idea

Truth is the basic concept, because Convention-T is agreed to fix the truths of a language

Source

Donald Davidson (Truth and Predication [2005], 2)

Book Reference

Davidson,Donald: 'Truth and Predication' [Belknap Harvard 2005], p.35


A Reaction

The key strength of Tarski's account is that it specifies the extension of 'true' for a given language (as expressed in a richer meta-language).

Related Idea

Idea 19145 We can explain truth in terms of satisfaction - but also explain satisfaction in terms of truth [Davidson]