Full Idea
Rather than truth being fundamental and rules for reasoning being derived from it, the rules for reasoning come first and truth is characterized by the rules for reasoning about truth.
Gist of Idea
Rules of reasoning precede the concept of truth, and they are what characterize it
Source
John L. Pollock (Epistemic Norms [1986], 'Cog.Mach')
Book Reference
'Epistemology - An Anthology', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Kim,J. [Blackwell 2000], p.215
A Reaction
This nicely disturbs our complacency about such things. There is plenty of reasoning in Homer, but I bet there is no talk of 'truth'. Pontius Pilate seems to have been a pioneer (Idea 8821). Do the truth tables define or describe logical terms?
Related Idea
Idea 8821 Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]