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Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology
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from Oxford Univ Pr (November 7, 2002)
9780199255801 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $135.00
About: In explaining aspects of the natural world, including the aspects of mind, scientists have frequently used the concept of function.
from Oxford Univ Pr (January 1, 2002)
9780198241027 | details & prices | List price $70.00
This edition also contains The Development of Autobiographical Reasoning in Adolescence and Beyond
About: This book is intended for scholars and students of philosophy of biology, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science.
Paperback
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from Clarendon Pr (November 7, 2002)
9780199255818 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $62.00
from Oxford Univ Pr (February 1, 2002)
9780198241034 | details & prices | List price $24.95
This edition also contains Data Mining and Statistics for Decision Making
About: Topics include: a history of teleology and functional explanation; evolutionary biology and teleological thinking; functional explanations; teleos emantics; adaptational role and the philosophy of mind; and function, structure, and homology in the classification of traits.