Ideas from 'Three Varieties of Knowledge' by Donald Davidson [1991], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective' by Davidson,Donald [OUP 2001,0-19-823753-7]].

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

8868	Objective truth arises from interpersonal communication

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism

8867	A belief requires understanding the distinctions of true-and-false, and appearance-and-reality

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 2. Knowledge as Convention

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Objectivity is intersubjectivity

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds

8866	If we know other minds through behaviour, but not our own, we should assume they aren't like me

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / c. Knowing other minds

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Knowing other minds rests on knowing both one's own mind and the external world [Dummett]

19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language

8870	Content of thought is established through communication, so knowledge needs other minds

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

8869	The principle of charity attributes largely consistent logic and largely true beliefs to speakers