(foldr + 0 '(1 2 3 4))
returns 10 which is what I expect, but
(foldr and false '(true true false))
gives me the error
and: expected an open parenthesis before and, but found none
foldr takes a function (which takes two parameters, since I have one list), and a base case, and a list(s). I expect my second line of code to return true if the list has more than zero booleans and they are all true, and that is how I thought it would work. But apparently not.
And is a special form and won't work with foldr, which is expecting a procedure as its second argument. Try this instead:
(foldr (lambda (x y) (and x y)) #t '(#t #t #f)) ;#t as base case
Another alternative for this particular case would be using andmap:
(andmap identity '(#t #t #f))