Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology

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Andre Ariew (, University of Rhode Island) Robert Cummins (, University of California, Davis)

Functions

New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology

Andre Ariew (, University of Rhode Island), Robert Cummins (, University of California, Davis), Mark Perlman (, Western Oregon University)

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English

Oxford University Press
01 July 2002

Philosophy of mind; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Philosophy of science; Scientific nomenclature & classification

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Edited by: Andre Ariew ( University of Rhode Island), Robert Cummins (, University of California, Davis), Mark Perlman (, Western Oregon University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 669g
ISBN: 9780199255818
ISBN 10: 0199255814
Pages: 458
Publication Date: 01 July 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andre Ariew and Mark Perlman: Introduction History of Teleology and functional explanation: from Socrates to Darwin and Beyond1: Andre Ariew: Platonic and Aristotelian Roots of Teleological Arguments in Cosmology and Biology 2: Michael Ruse: Evolutionary Biology and Teleological Thinking Analysis: Functional Explanations Today3: Christopher Boorse: A Rebuttal on Functions 4: Ruth Millikan: Biofunctions: Two Paradigms 5: Valerie Gray Hardcastle: On the Normativity of Functions 6: Robert Cummins: Neo-Teleology 7: William Wimsatt: Functional Organization, Analogy, and Inference 8: David J. Buller: Function and Design Revisited 9: Peter H. Schwartz: The Continuing Usefulness Account of Proper Function Teleosemantics10: Mark Perlman: Pagan Teleology: Adaptational Role and the Philosophy of Mind 11: Berent Enc: Indeterminacy of Function Attributions 12: D. M. Walsh: Brentano's Chestnuts Related Issues13: Mohan Matthen: Human Rationality and the Unique Origin Constraint 14: Colin Allen: Real Traits, Real Functions? 15: Karen Neander: Types of Traits: Function, structure, and homology in the classification of traits Biographies, Index

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

Reviews for Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology

`a richly varied collection of essays which ... provides the reader with the opportunity for a sustained examination of the central issues concerning functions and their role in biology and psychology' Graham Macdonald, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews