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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
The word 'true' seems to be unique and indefinable [Frege]
     Full Idea: It seems likely that the content of the word 'true' is sui generis and indefinable
     From: Gottlob Frege (The Thought: a Logical Enquiry [1918], p.327 (60))
     A reaction: This is the view I associate with Davidson, though fans of Axiomatic Truth give up defining it, and just describe how it behaves. Defining it is very elusive, but I don't accept that nothing can be said about the contents of the concept of truth.