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What Functions Explain

- Functional Explanation and Self-Reproducing Systems

About What Functions Explain

This 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It provides a sophisticated and detailed Aristotelian analysis of our concept of natural functions.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521038850
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • August 15, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x225x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 408 g.
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Expected delivery: January 5, 2025
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Description of What Functions Explain

This 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It provides a sophisticated and detailed Aristotelian analysis of our concept of natural functions.

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