... are, for the most part, assertions of what he believes or ‘holds true’. Consequently, interpreters must avoid attributing inexplicable error to the speaker, but rather ‘maximize agreement’. Davidson explains how these assumptions operate independently of detailed knowledge of what the speaker believes or asserts...

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... on analyticity Davidson holding true interpretation learning from others principle of charity Quine radical interpretation testimony true truth As I stressed in Chapter 2 , our desire to clarify and facilitate our rational inquiries motivates us to regiment our sentences so that we can formulate...