Full Idea
Verification is not an individual but a collective activity.
Gist of Idea
Verification is not an individual but a collective activity
Source
Michael Dummett (Truth and the Past [2001], 3)
Book Reference
Dummett,Michael: 'Truth and the Past (Dewey Lectures)' [Columbia 2004], p.52
A Reaction
This generates problems. Are deceased members of the community included? (Yes, says Dummett). If someone speaks to angels (Blake!), do they get included? Is a majority necessary? What of weird loners? Etc.