Full Idea
According to Folk Functionalism, mental states are theoretically defined by Ramsifying on our folk-psychological theory.
Clarification
'Ramsification' rewrites the natures of properties in terms of their role
Gist of Idea
Folk Functionalism is a Ramsification of our folk psychology
Source
Cappelen,H/Dever,Josh (The Inessential Indexical [2013], 06.2)
Book Reference
Cappelen,H/Dever,J: 'The Inessential Indexical' [OUP 2013], p.111
Related Idea
Idea 15528 A Ramsey sentence just asserts that a theory can be realised, without saying by what [Lewis]