Knox, Eleanor and Wallace, David (2023) Functionalism Fit for Physics. [Preprint]

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We put the recent flurry of interest in functionalism in philosophy of physics into context by considering functionalism's roots in philosophy of mind. There we identify two types of functionalism, which we call `causal-role' and `constitutive' functionalism: the former is a defeasible reductive hypothesis, while the latter, when true, is analytically so, and is not itself reductive. We argue through case studies that it is the constitutive notion of functionalism that is the better fit to physics.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Knox, Eleanor eleanor.knox@kcl.ac.uk Wallace, David
Keywords:	Functionalism, Lewis, Dennett
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Condensed Matter Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Dr Eleanor Knox
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2023 03:12
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2023 03:12
Item ID:	22631
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Condensed Matter Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	5 October 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22631

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