Re-organizing organizational accounts of function
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چکیده
In this paper I discuss a recent theory on functions called Organizational Account. This theory seeks to provide a new de ntion of function that overcomes the distinction between etiological and dispositional accounts and that could be used in biology as well as in technology. I present a de niton of function that I think captures the intuitions of Organizational Accounts and consider several objections.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied Ontology
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011