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Publication details [#2542]

Davidson, Donald. 1977. The method of truth in metaphysics. Mid-West Studies in Philosophy 2 : 244–254.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
language and reality | metaphysics | mutual knowledge | truthfulness

Annotation

It is argued that any language, to be usable for successful communication, must incorporate a shared, and largely true, view of the world.

Reprints

French, Peter A., Theodore E. Uehling and Howard K. Wettstein. 1979. In French, Peter A., Theodore E. Uehling and Howard K. Wettstein, eds. Contemporary perspectives in the philosophy of language. Minnesota UP. pp. 294–304.