The Modal Theory of Function Is Not about Functions

被引:4
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作者
Artiga, Marc [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Filosof, Coyoacan 04510, DF, Mexico
关键词
DYNAMICS; DEFENSE;
D O I
10.1086/677952
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
In a series of papers, Bence Nanay has recently put forward and defended a new theory of function, which he calls the 'Modal Theory of Function'. In this article, I critically address this theory and argue that it fails to fulfill some key desiderata that a satisfactory theory of function must comply with. As a result, I conclude that, whatever property Nanay's notion of function refers to, it is not the property having the function that is standardly attributed in science.
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页码:580 / 591
页数:12
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