Abstract

VILLENA SALDANA, David. What is functionalism?. Letras [online]. 2017, vol.88, n.127, pp.129-155. ISSN 2071-5072.

This paper explains the main theses of functionalism about mental states. This view is taken as a response addressed to the metaphysical aspect of the mind-body problem. Thus it is said what distinguishes functional properties as second-order properties, and how to understand supervenience and multiple realizability. The paper applies these ideas to machine functionalism and analytic functionalism, the two main versions of functionalism

Keywords : Functionalism; mental states; mind-body problem; philosophy of mind; philosophy of psychology.

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