Full Idea
If we give up facts that make entities true, we ought to give up representations at the same time, for the legitimacy of each depends on the legitimacy of the other.
Gist of Idea
If we reject corresponding 'facts', we should also give up the linked idea of 'representations'
Source
Donald Davidson (Truth and Predication [2005], 2)
Book Reference
Davidson,Donald: 'Truth and Predication' [Belknap Harvard 2005], p.41
A Reaction
Not sure about this, because I'm not sure I know what he means by 'representations'. Surely every sentence is 'about' something? Is that just the references within the sentence, but not the sentence as a whole?
Related Idea
Idea 14148 Infinite regresses have propositions made of propositions etc, with the key term reappearing [Russell]