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And Rosta scripsit:
> I think that "*intended* function" is a key element of the definition
> of many categories. (E.g. is allows us to discriminate between
> screwdrivers and chisels, which differ in their intended function,
> even though each can do the other's job.) Mere capability is
> insufficient. A wastepaper basket is capable of being used as a hat,
> but that is not its intended function, and hence a wastepaper basket
> is not a hat (unless it is being used as one).
I considered that point, but decided to burke it in my previous message
on good Andist principles of making as strong a case as possible.
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