The Modal Theory of Function Is Not about Functions

被引：4

作者：

Artiga, Marc ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Filosof, Coyoacan 04510, DF, Mexico

来源：

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2014年 / 81卷 / 04期

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.

引用

页码：580 / 591

页数：12

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