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Ideas for Myles F. Burnyeat, Jerry A. Fodor and James Robert Brown

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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / d. and

12664	A truth-table, not inferential role, defines 'and' [Fodor]
	Full Idea: I'm inclined to think that 'and' is defined by its truth-table (and not, for example, by its 'inferential-role').
	From: Jerry A. Fodor (LOT 2 [2008], Ch.7)
	A reaction: Sounds right, on my general principle that something can only have a function if it has an intrinsic nature. The truth-table just formalises normal understanding of 'and', according to what it makes true.