Functionalism
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science January 15, 2006 DOI: 10.1002/0470018860.s00109 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that mental states are defined by their functional roles within a system, rather than by their physical constitution. |
Abstract
AbstractFunctionalism is the view in the philosophy of mind that that what makes some state of some system a mental state is what that state does in the system.