Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Francois-Marie Voltaire, Tyler Burge and David M. Armstrong
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17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 1. Functionalism
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Some qualities of experience, like blurred vision, have no function at all [Burge]
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17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 4. Causal Functionalism
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If pains are defined causally, and research shows that the causal role is physical, then pains are physical [Armstrong, by Lycan]
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Armstrong and Lewis see functionalism as an identity of the function and its realiser [Armstrong, by Heil]
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Causal Functionalism says mental states are apt for producing behaviour [Armstrong]
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17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 5. Teleological Functionalism
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A causal theory of mentality would be improved by a teleological element [Armstrong]
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