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Much of philosophical logic and all of philosophy of language make empiricalclaims about the vernacular natural language. They presume semantics underwhich `and' and `or' are related by the dually paired distributive andabsorption laws. However, at least one of each pair of laws fails in thevernacular. `Implicature'-based auxiliary theories associated with theprogramme of H.P. Grice do not prove remedial. Conceivable alternatives thatmight replace the familiar logics as descriptive instruments are briefly noted:(i) substructural logics and (ii) meaning composition in linear algebras overthe reals, occasionally constrained by norms of classical logic. Alternative(ii) locates the problem in violations of one of the idempotent laws. Reasonsfor a lack of curiosity about elementary and easily testable implications ofthe received theory are considered. The concept of `reflective equilibrium' iscritically examined for its role in reconciling normative desiderata anddescriptive commitments.

Language Heedless of Logic - Philosophy Mindful of What? Failures of Distributive and Absorption Laws