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Ideas for 'Concerning the Trinity', 'Rechnungsmethoden (dissertation)' and 'The Folly of Trying to Define Truth'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
Truth cannot be reduced to anything simpler [Davidson]
     Full Idea: We cannot hope to underpin the concept of truth with something more transparent or easier to grasp.
     From: Donald Davidson (The Folly of Trying to Define Truth [1999], p.21)
     A reaction: I suppose precise accounts of correspondence or coherence are offered as replacements for truth, but neither of those ever seem to be possible. I agree with accepting truth as a primitive.