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Traits have not evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage
In Francisco José Ayala & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 72--88 (2009)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Functional Attribution: Meeting the Explanatory Constraint Functional Attribution: Normativity Postscript: Counterpoint Notes References.Author Profiles
explanatory and normative dimensions of functions and functional attributions systematic and selectionist accounts systematic accounts of functional explanation functional analysis ‐ understanding how something works functional attribution ‐ meeting the explanatory constraint functional attribution ‐ normativity norms in systematic accounts instrumental normativity
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