Functions

Natural language and natural selection

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Origins of Objectivity

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Functional Accounts of Emotions

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Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism

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Functions as Selected Effects: The Conceptual Analyst's Defense

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The teleological notion of ‘function’

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The scope of teleological thinking in preschool children

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The Human Function Compunction: Teleological explanation in adults

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Functional Analysis and Proper Functions

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Is memory for remembering? Recollection as a form of episodic hypothetical thinking

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Representational content in humans and machines

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An Organizational Account of Biological Functions

Mossio, M., Alejandro, C., & Moreno, Á. (2009) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axp036 · Cited by 363 · see citing works

The Gene Ontology and the Meaning of Biological Function

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A Physicalist Manifesto

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Invisible-hand explanations

Ullmann‐Margalit, E. (1978) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/bf00485077 · Cited by 299 · see citing works

Function without purpose

Amundson, R., & LAUDER, G. V. (1994) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/bf00850375 · Cited by 291 · see citing works

Disease

Cooper, R. (2002) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · doi:10.1016/s0039-3681(02)00018-3 · Cited by 246 · see citing works

SOCIAL KNOWING: THE SOCIAL SENSE OF ‘SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE’

Bird, A. (2010) · Philosophical Perspectives · doi:10.1111/j.1520-8583.2010.00184.x · Cited by 238 · see citing works

Justified Judging

Bird, A. (2007) · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · doi:10.1111/j.1933-1592.2007.00004.x · Cited by 220 · see citing works

Reasons and Purposes

Schueler, G. F. (2003) · doi:10.1093/0199250375.001.0001 · Cited by 189 · see citing works

Misrepresenting & malfunctioning

Neander, K. (1995) · Philosophical Studies · doi:10.1007/bf00989706 · Cited by 334 · see citing works

Knowledge‐first functionalism

Simion, M. (2019) · Philosophical Issues · doi:10.1111/phis.12152 · Cited by 178 · see citing works

Reactive Attitudes as Communicative Entities

Macnamara, C. (2013) · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · doi:10.1111/phpr.12075 · Cited by 172 · see citing works

Epistemic Entitlement

Graham, P. J. (2011) · Noûs · doi:10.1111/j.1468-0068.2010.00815.x · Cited by 159 · see citing works

World Without Design

Rea, M. C. (2002) · doi:10.1093/0199247609.001.0001 · Cited by 151 · see citing works

What makes biological organisation teleological?

Mossio, M., & Bich, L. (2014) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-014-0594-z · Cited by 147 · see citing works

The Function Debate in Philosophy

Wouters, A. G. (2005) · Acta Biotheoretica · doi:10.1007/s10441-005-5353-6 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

Four notions of biological function

Wouters, A. G. (2003) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2003.09.006 · Cited by 143 · see citing works

Teleological Theories of Mental Content

Neander, K. (2009) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195182057.003.0017 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

A Taxonomy of Functions

Walsh, D. M., & Ariew, A. (1996) · Canadian Journal of Philosophy · doi:10.1080/00455091.1996.10717464 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

Evolution evolves: physiology returns to centre stage

Noble, D., Jablonka, E., Joyner, M. J., Müller, G. B., & Omholt, S. W. (2014) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2014.273151 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

The roles that artefacts play: technical, social and aesthetic functions

Crilly, N. (2010) · Design Studies · doi:10.1016/j.destud.2010.04.002 · Cited by 140 · see citing works

What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter

Garson, J. (2019) · doi:10.1017/9781108560764 · Cited by 239 · see citing works

Students’ intuitive explanations of the causes of homologies and adaptations

Kampourakis, K., & Zogza, V. (2007) · Science & Education · doi:10.1007/s11191-007-9075-9 · Cited by 138 · see citing works

Conceptual Innovation, Function First

Simion, M., & Kelp, C. (2019) · Noûs · doi:10.1111/nous.12302 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Fitness and Function

Walsh, D. M. (1996) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/47.4.553 · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Health, Naturalism, and Functional Efficiency

Hausman, D. M. (2012) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/668005 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Autonomy in evolution: from minimal to complex life

Ruiz‐Mirazo, K., & Moreno, Á. (2011) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-011-9874-z · Cited by 126 · see citing works

The Mind as Neural Software? Understanding Functionalism, Computationalism, and Computational Functionalism

Piccinini, G. (2010) · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · doi:10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00356.x · Cited by 124 · see citing works

Teleology then and now: The question of Kant’s relevance for contemporary controversies over function in biology

Zammito, J. H. (2006) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.09.008 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Preliminary Evolutionary Explanations: A Basic Framework for Conceptual Change and Explanatory Coherence in Evolution

Kampourakis, K., & Zogza, V. (2008) · Science & Education · doi:10.1007/s11191-008-9171-5 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Concepts of Health and Disease

Boorse, C. (2011) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-51787-6.50002-7 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Ascribing Functions to Technical Artefacts: A Challenge to Etiological Accounts of Functions

Vermaas, P. E., & Houkes, W. (2003) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/54.2.261 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

How We Act

Enç, B. (2003) · doi:10.1093/0199256020.001.0001 · Cited by 114 · see citing works

SINBAD Neurosemantics: A Theory of Mental Representation

Ryder, D. (2004) · Mind & Language · doi:10.1111/j.1468-0017.2004.00255.x · Cited by 113 · see citing works

The Waning of Materialism

Bealer, G., & Koons, R. C. (2010) · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199556182.001.0001 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Biological Organization and Cross-Generation Functions

Alejandro, C., Mossio, M., & Moreno, Á. (2011) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axq034 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Evolution in thermodynamic perspective: An ecological approach

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Representation and Explanation

Papineau, D. (1984) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/289205 · Cited by 297 · see citing works

An Upper Limit on the Functional Fraction of the Human Genome

Graur, D. (2017) · Genome Biology and Evolution · doi:10.1093/gbe/evx121 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Developmental Continuity in Teleo-Functional Explanation: Reasoning about Nature Among Romanian Romani Adults

Casler, K., & Kelemen, D. A. (2008) · Journal of Cognition and Development · doi:10.1080/15248370802248556 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Conceptual fragmentation and the rise of eliminativism

Taylor, H., & Vickers, P. (2016) · European Journal for Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1007/s13194-016-0136-2 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

Function, fitness and disposition

Mitchell, S. D. (1995) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/bf00851986 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Scaffolding Analysis: Extending the Scaffolding Metaphor to Learning Artifacts

Sherin, B. L., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (2004) · Journal of the Learning Sciences · doi:10.1207/s15327809jls1303_5 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Biological Function, Adaptation, and Natural Design

Allen, C., & Bekoff, M. (1995) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/289889 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

The Computational Theory of Mind

DeLancey, C. (2002) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/0195142713.003.0011 · Cited by 105 · see citing works

A Generalized Selected Effects Theory of Function

Garson, J. (2017) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/692146 · Cited by 97 · see citing works

Assessing the Causal Structure of Function.

Chaigneau, S. E., Barsalou, L. W., & Sloman, S. A. (2004) · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · doi:10.1037/0096-3445.133.4.601 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

Upper-directed systems: a new approach to teleology in biology

McShea, D. W. (2012) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/s10539-012-9326-2 · Cited by 94 · see citing works

Moral Reality

Bloomfield, P. (2001) · doi:10.1093/0195137132.001.0001 · Cited by 94 · see citing works

Paradigm lost: reconsidering functional form and group hypotheses in marine ecology

Padilla, D. K., & Allen, B. J. (2000) · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · doi:10.1016/s0022-0981(00)00197-0 · Cited by 94 · see citing works

The functions of institutions: etiology and teleology

Hindriks, F., & Guala, F. (2019) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-019-02188-8 · Cited by 91 · see citing works

Teleosemantics and indeterminacy

Papineau, D. (1998) · Australasian Journal of Philosophy · doi:10.1080/00048409812348151 · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Evolution, Dysfunction, and Disease: A Reappraisal

Griffiths, P. E., & Matthewson, J. (2016) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axw021 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Philosophy of Experimental Biology

Weber, M. (2004) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511498596 · Cited by 90 · see citing works

A Goal-State Theory of Function Attributions

Adams, F. (1979) · Canadian Journal of Philosophy · doi:10.1080/00455091.1979.10716265 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Students’ “teleological misconceptions” in evolution education: why the underlying design stance, not teleology per se, is the problem

Kampourakis, K. (2020) · Evolution Education and Outreach · doi:10.1186/s12052-019-0116-z · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Adaptive Explanation and the Concept of a Vestige

Griffiths, P. E. (1992) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-015-8038-0_5 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

Autonomy and Process Closure as the Basis for Functionality

Collier, J. D. (2000) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06287.x · Cited by 84 · see citing works

A Simple View of Consciousness

Pautz, A. (2010) · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199556182.003.0002 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Nietzsche Contra Darwin

Richardson, J. A. (2002) · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · doi:10.1111/j.1933-1592.2002.tb00221.x · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Function-Based Conceptual Engineering and the Authority Problem

Queloz, M. (2022) · Mind · doi:10.1093/mind/fzac028 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Evaluation of research in biomedical ontologies

Hoehndorf, R., Dumontier, M., & Gkoutos, G. V. (2012) · Briefings in Bioinformatics · doi:10.1093/bib/bbs053 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

On malfunctioning software

Floridi, L., Fresco, N., & Primiero, G. (2014) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-014-0610-3 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

TheLysison Loving One's Own

Glidden, D. (1981) · The Classical Quarterly · doi:10.1017/s0009838800021066 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

Parts and Theories in Compositional Biology

Winther, R. G. (2006) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/s10539-005-9002-x · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Is addiction a brain disease? A plea for agnosticism and heterogeneity

Pickard, H. (2021) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-021-06013-4 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Selected effects and causal role functions in the brain: the case for an etiological approach to neuroscience

Garson, J. (2011) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/s10539-011-9262-6 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

“Not invented here”

LIEBERMAN, P. H. (1990) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x0008119x · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Philosophy of Science

Papineau, D. (2002) · doi:10.1002/9780470996362.ch11 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

The misuse of Sober's selection for/selection of distinction

Goode, R., & Griffiths, P. E. (1995) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/bf00851989 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Interaction and Representation

Bickhard, M. H. (1999) · Theory & Psychology · doi:10.1177/0959354399094001 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

What good is five percent of a language competence?

Catania, A. C. (1990) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x00081097 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Function, selection, and construction in the brain

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Three aspects of representation in neuroscience

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Knowledge of artefact functions

Houkes, W. (2006) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A · doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2005.12.011 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

The concept of function in modern physiology

Roux, É. (2014) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2014.272062 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Functions and Goal Directedness

Enç, B., & Adams, F. (1992) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/289699 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Functional analysis and the species design

Neander, K. (2015) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-015-0940-9 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Life on Earth is hard to spot

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The view of language

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Junk or functional DNA? ENCODE and the function controversy

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Function and organization: comparing the mechanisms of protein synthesis and natural selection

Illari, P. K., & Williamson, J. (2010) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.07.001 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Philosophy and biology

Hull, D. L. (1982) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-010-9940-0_11 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Debunking morality: evolutionary naturalism and moral error theory

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Incredible Utility: The Lost Causes and Causal Debris of Psychological Science

Richters, J. E. (2021) · Basic and Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1080/01973533.2021.1979003 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Functions as based on a concept of general design

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Hylomorphism

Simpson, W. M. (2023) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781009026475 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Death as an unnatural process

Caplan, A. L. (2005) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7400435 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

A persistence enhancing propensity account of ecological function to explain ecosystem evolution

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DETERMINING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Mustafa, N. H., Kelesbayev, D., & Alibekova, Z. D. (2018) · The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration · doi:10.26577/be-2018-2-2141

Susquehanna Chorale Spring Concert "Roots and Wings"

Hawkins, D. (2017)

A EXISTÊNCIA DE DEUS NECESSITA SER DEMONSTRADA? DEUS, FÉ E RAZÃO NO PENSAMENTO DE KIERKEGAARD

de Sousa, D. S. (2014) · Síntese Revista de Filosofia · doi:10.20911/21769389v40n128p383-405/2013

OS LIMITES DA PALAVRA: PARMÊNIDES E O INDIZÍVEL

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O conceito de cristianismo na filosofia de Søren Kierkegaard

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