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7371 | All functionalism is 'homuncular', of one grain size or another [Dennett] |
Full Idea: All varieties of functionalism can be viewed as 'homuncular' functionalism of one grain size or another. | |
From: Daniel C. Dennett (Consciousness Explained [1991], 9.2) | |
A reaction: This seems right, as any huge and complex mechanism (like a moon rocket) will be made up of some main systems, then sub-systems, then sub-sub-sub.... This assumes that there are one or two overarching purposes, which there are in people. |