Functions

New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology

Buch | Softcover

458 Seiten

2002
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-925581-8 (ISBN)

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In explaining aspects of the natural world, including the aspects of mind, scientists have frequently used the concept of function. But what are functions? This work presents essays on functions which illuminate this crucial but problematic concept. It is a useful reading for philosophers and scientists alike.

Robert Cummins is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis Mark Perlman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Oregon University Andre Ariew is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island

1. PLATONIC AND ARISTOTELIAN ROOTS OF TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS IN COSMOLOGY AND BIOLOGY ; 3. A REBUTTAL ON FUNCTIONS ; 10. PAGAN TELEOLOGY: ADAPTATIONAL ROLE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND ; 13. HUMAN RATIONALITY AND THE UNIQUE ORIGIN CONSTRAINT

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.7.2002
Zusatzinfo	6 diagrams
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 233 mm
Gewicht	669 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-925581-4 / 0199255814
ISBN-13	978-0-19-925581-8 / 9780199255818
Zustand	Neuware