Full Idea
Teleosemantic theories usually give a causal account of mental functions …where some trait has a particular function if it was selected for that function by a process of natural selection.
Gist of Idea
Teleosemantic explanations say content is the causal result of naturally selected functions
Source
Peter Schulte (Mental Content [2023], 4.4)
Book Reference
Schulte,Peter: 'Mental Content' [CUP 2023], p.34
A Reaction
This is an idea I like - that something has a specific function if without that function it wouldn't have come into existence (eyes, for example). But presumably the function of a mind is to collect content - which does nothing to explain content!