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Full Idea
We can think of 'satisfaction' as a generalised form of reference.
Gist of Idea
'Satisfaction' is a generalised form of reference
Source
Donald Davidson (Truth and Predication [2005], 2)
Book Ref
Davidson,Donald: 'Truth and Predication' [Belknap Harvard 2005], p.30
A Reaction
Just the sort of simple point we novices need from the great minds, to help us see what is going on. One day someone is going to explain Tarski's account of truth in plain English, but probably not in my lifetime.