What functions explain : functional explanation and self-reproducing systems / Peter McLaughlin.
What functions explain : functional explanation and self-reproducing systems / Peter McLaughlin.
What functions explain : functional explanation and self-reproducing systems / Peter McLaughlin.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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2001.
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N570.1/8
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English
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xi, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
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Pt. I. Functions and Intentions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The problem of Teleology -- 3. Intentions and the Functions of Artifacts -- Pt. II. The Analysis of Functional Explanation -- 4. Basic Positions in Philosophy of Science: Hempel and Nagel -- 5. The Etiological View -- 6. The Dispositional View...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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England
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2001.
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What functions explain : functional explanation and self-reproducing systems / Peter McLaughlin.
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-254) and index.
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0521782333 (hardback)
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570.1
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