The Objectivity of Truth

This chapter shows that it is possible to give an account of the concept of truth, and that the call to change and progress. It also explains that to understand Davidson&s;s discussion of the concept of truth, it is helpful to start with his idea of radical interpretation. Radical interpretation is thus a way to shed some light upon communication, upon what is necessary for successful communication. The relation between charity and interpretation is hence not optional, but conceptual, which, in a way, is a rejection of the meaningfulness of the question of why interpretation has to be charitable. The chapter describes that it is important to notice that Davidson&s;s account of the concept of truth means that the predicate is true is not only applicable to empirical beliefs. Massive errors are not possible, so being believed and being true is not completely independent, for enough beliefs must be true in order to give content to the false beliefs.