ABSTRACT
A rule or an instruction provides a standard against which a person trying to follow it may be judged-as either behaving in accord with it or not. For example, my copy of the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook includes a recipe for chocolate soufflé that begins with the following instruction: “Beat 3 egg yolks till thick and lemon-colored; set aside.” Imagine that you are helping me make a chocolate soufflé. I read this instruction aloud to you, and you proceed to engage in various activities around my kitchen. You locate a heavy porcelain bowl and place it on the counter; you find a wire whisk and set it next to the bowl; you open the refrigerator and pull out a carton of eggs.… Your activities may, in the end, satisfy-i.e., be in accord with-the instruction I’ve given you.
