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Function and Functionalism: A Synthetic Perspective.

Examines the number of concepts of function in biology, social science and technology and how they are logically related. Consequences of a pluralist view of functions for functionalism; Five concepts of function in biology; Six function concepts in social science and technology; Four different var...

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Published in:Philosophy of Science Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 75 - 95
Main Authors: Mahner, Martin, Bunge, Mario
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Mar2001
Subjects:
Mathematical functions
Philosophy of biology
Social theory
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