I wouldn't interpret it that way, but others have made the point clearly. On 23/09/10 23:53, Ron Allen wrote: > > > Analytic it is! > > --- On *Thu, 9/23/10, Martin N Brampton > /<martin.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: > > > From: Martin N Brampton <martin.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [quickphilosophy] Re: Fodor on Concepts IV: Circularity > To: quickphilosophy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:27 PM > > Well, Wikipedia thinks they are so defined: > > Mammals (formally Mammalia) are a class of vertebrate, air-breathing > animals whose females are characterized by the possession of mammary > glands while both males and females are characterized by hair and/or > fur, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in > the brain. Some mammals have sweat glands, but most do not.