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110 Maarten Franssen making such functions special in the sense of allowing a normative reading, a CR-type theory can argue that ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 111 what they say?^13 The diffi culty seems least severe for “is ...
112 Maarten Franssen concerning the behavior of the things in our environment. As a consequence of the exis- tence of two differ ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 113 designed,” by which components come to be seen to exist “for ...
114 Maarten Franssen in the philosophy of science as to the explanatory value of such statements. For starters, how do we know t ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 115 paired items) to be selected by natural selection. It is dif ...
116 Maarten Franssen functioning item, or a poor specimen of its kind, shows behavior that is unlike what it is supposed to do, ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 117 run better than they do? Once one has started off on this co ...
118 Maarten Franssen person has a compelling or conclusive reason to do Z, or that, taking into account all reasons the person h ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 119 for cutting, because in the absence of alternatives, using t ...
120 Maarten Franssen have a reason for F-ing. First-order facts can make such a difference only to beings who have goals and who ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 121 organs fi ts this picture, as we apparently see them as supp ...
122 Maarten Franssen account.” Millikan’s PF version of the etiological theory and Krohs’s SD variant of the CR theory are curre ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 123 logical categories. Neander has since backed down from a sim ...
124 Maarten Franssen An F-er is a device designed to have the function F. F-ing is the act of using the device for its intended ...
The Inherent Normativity of Functions in Biology and Technology 125 Neander, K. (1991). Functions as selected effects: the conce ...
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8 Conceptual Conservatism: The Case of Normative Functions What moves us to theorize about purposes in living things? Why are we ...
128 Paul Sheldon Davies dubious concepts—especially concepts in terms of which we understand ourselves—we need to abandon our co ...
Conceptual Conservatism 129 with the burgeoning knowledge provided by the sciences. This is to aim at a “wide refl ec- tive equi ...
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