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| Functionalism, philosophy of mind: the thesis that mind states are functional states that can be described by input and output. See also identity theory, mind-body-problem, materialism, physicalism, mental states._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Arthur C. Danto on Functionalism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 269 Functionalism: is the assumption that certain aspects of the mind can be discussed without any knowledge of the brain. Thesis: the same mental operations can be performed quite well by material systems. Cf. >Materialism, >Thinking, >Brain, >Brain states, >Mental states, >World/thinking. I 269f FunctionalismVsMaterialism: functionalism has strangely enough caused serious problems for certain materialistic theories of mind. It cannot be said that the mind is nothing other than the brain, therefore nothing other than this material system, if the mind itself can be functionally defined and something is given that supports all its functions, but otherwise is different from the brain. Cf. >Identity theory. How can the mind be equated with the brain and just as well with the computer when on the other hand the computer and the brain cannot be equated with each other? Identity is transitive. That would not be fulfilled here. >Computer model, >Computation, >Cognition._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Danto I A. C. Danto Connections to the World - The Basic Concepts of Philosophy, New York 1989 German Edition: Wege zur Welt München 1999 Danto III Arthur C. Danto Nietzsche as Philosopher: An Original Study, New York 1965 German Edition: Nietzsche als Philosoph München 1998 Danto VII A. C. Danto The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art (Columbia Classics in Philosophy) New York 2005 |
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