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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Keywords: | Functionalism, Lewis, Dennett | |||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Condensed Matter Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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Depositing User: | Dr Eleanor Knox | |||||||||
Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2023 04:14 | |||||||||
Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2023 04:14 | |||||||||
Item ID: | 22655 | |||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Condensed Matter Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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Date: | 5 October 2023 | |||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22655 |
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